Shumate C R, Baron T H
Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA.
South Med J. 1996 Jan;89(1):27-32. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199601000-00004.
Pancreatic cancer usually requires palliative rather than curative therapy. Palliative procedures should have low morbidity and mortality, provide a good quality of life, and necessitate minimal hospitalization. The surgeon, endoscopist, and radiologist all play a role in delivering effective palliation to properly selected patients.