Shangzhi Hu

A Study on the Regional Characteristics and Predisposing Factors of Pancreatic Cancer in Japan: Latest Situation

Japan has become a hyper-aged society: 29.1 % of its roughly 120 million citizens are 65 or older, and this group carries the heaviest burden of pancreatic cancer. Because the gland lies deep in the retroperitoneum, tumours escape notice until the disease is advanced and surgery is seldom curative. Even when resection...