摘要
Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease because incidence and mortality rates are nearly identical.The 5-year survival rate in Western countries is 4%,the lowest among all types of cancer（1）.In China,pancreatic cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from malignant disease,with an overall cumulative 5-year survival rate of 1%to 3%（2,3）.
Pancreatic cancer is a lethal disease because incidence and mortality rates are nearly identical.The 5-year survival rate in Western countries is 4%,the lowest among all types of cancer（1）.In China,pancreatic cancer is the sixth leading cause of death from malignant disease,with an overall cumulative 5-year survival rate of 1%to 3%（2,3）.
