TY - JOUR AU - Lorenzon, Laura AU - Blandino, Giovanni PY - 2016 TI - Glypican-1 exosomes: do they initiate a new era for early pancreatic cancer diagnosis? JF - Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Vol 1 (March 2016): Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology Y2 - 2016 KW - N2 - According to the National and Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), currently pancreatic cancer (PC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death among US males and females (1). Peak incidence of PC is around the 7 th –8 th decade of life, and it has been linked to few predisposing factors including: cigarette smoking, obesity, red meat and heavy alcohol consumption along with chronic pancreatitis (1). UR - https://tgh.amegroups.org/article/view/3536