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Pancreatic cancer
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cancer in the UK (~9,000/year), with an overall 5-year survival <5%. ~85-90% are ductal adenocarcinomas; ~70% arise in the head of the pancreas. Most patients present with advanced, unresectable disease - only 15-20% are resectable at diagnosis.
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