Introduction
Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis, and Mutagenesis 21:3–5 (2001)
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Introduction
Pancreatic cancer (PC) has become an international problem because of its in-
creasing incidence worldwide. It has an extremely poor prognosis and is lacking
both early diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities. According to the American Can-
cer Society 28,300 Americans (13,700 men and 14,600 women) will be diagnosed
with cancer of the pancreas during 2000. An estimated 2
