Incidence and risk factors of pancreatic cancer during 15 years follow-up in the Golestan Cohort Study in Iran
Sara Mirzamohamadi,
Mohammad Navid HajiAbbasi,
Gholamreza Roshandel
et al.
Abstract:Background
Cancer is one of the main causes of death in the worldwide. Pancreatic Cancer (PC) is prevalent in developed and increasing in developing countries. PC is important because of its low survival rate, high fatality, and increasing incidence. Therefore, identifying risk factors to prevent its development is necessary. This study aimed to determine incidence of PC and its risk factors in the Golestan Cohort Study (GCS) in Iran.
Method
This study is a prospective population-based cohort study in the fr… Show more
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