Race does not impact pancreatic cancer treatment and survival in an equal access federal health care system.

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Published in Ann Surg Oncol on September 04, 2013

Authors

Sukhyung Lee1, Jeffrey L Reha, Ching-Wei D Tzeng, Nader N Massarweh, George J Chang, Stephen P Hetz, Jason B Fleming, Jeffrey E Lee, Matthew H Katz

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, yubjang@yahoo.com.

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