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A meta-analysis of palliative treatment of pancreatic cancer with high intensity focused ultrasound

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is currently the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related death. Up to 60–90% of patients with advanced disease suffer cancer-related pain, severely impacting their quality of life. Current management involves primarily pharmacotherapy with opioid narcotics and ce...

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Autores principales: Dababou, Susan, Marrocchio, Cristina, Rosenberg, Jarrett, Bitton, Rachelle, Pauly, Kim Butts, Napoli, Alessandro, Hwang, Joo Ha, Ghanouni, Pejman
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5376281/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28373906
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40349-017-0080-4