True about pancreatic carcinoma -a) Head is the most common siteb) Pain is the most common symptomc) Obstruction of bile & pancreatic secretion is commond) 80% cases respond well to resection
Correct Answer: ac
Description: Pancreatic cancer has a very bad prognosis — with a 5-year survival of only 5%.
Only possible effective tlt is complete surgical resection.
Such curative resection is possible only in 10-15% of patients (usually those individuals with a tumor in the pancreatic head). The 5 year survival rate following such resection is only 10%.
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