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Worldwide trends in mortality from biliary tract malignancies
BMC Cancer · 2002 · Vol. 2(1) · pp. 10–10
Tushar Patel✉(Scott & White Memorial Hospital)
Abstract
There has been a marked global increase in mortality from intrahepatic, but not extra-hepatic, biliary tract malignancies.
Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer StudiesGallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicineIntrahepatic CholangiocarcinomaMortality rateBiliary tractSurgical oncologyInternal medicineEtiologyGastroenterologyDemography
MeSH terms
Bile Ducts, IntrahepaticBiliary Tract NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleSex FactorsGlobal HealthDatabases, FactualBile Ducts, ExtrahepaticCholangiocarcinoma
Funding
- Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer
- National Institutes of Health
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