Does Radiotherapy in Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer Add Value?

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This video reviews the conflicting data and perspectives regarding the use of radiotherapy in unresectable pancreatic cancer.

In this video, John Ng, MD, of Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, reviews the conflicting data and perspectives regarding the use of radiotherapy in unresectable pancreatic cancer.

Ng gave a presentation on this topic at the 2017 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting.

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