Article 3RJZH Chemotherapy before surgery could extend pancreatic cancer patients' lives

Chemotherapy before surgery could extend pancreatic cancer patients' lives

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Jessica Glenza in Chicago
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Clinical trial finds those given chemoradiotherapy 10 weeks before surgery for deadly disease lived months longer

Pancreatic cancer patients may live months longer if they receive chemotherapy before surgery, a new study has found.

The cancer is one of the most deadly; just 5% of pancreatic cancer patients live five years after a diagnosis.

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