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Islet Cell Carcinoma (Endocrine Pancreas) Treatment (PDQ®) - Glucagonoma

Treatment may be one of the following:

  1. Surgery to remove the cancer.
  2. Chemotherapy.
  3. Hormone therapy.
  4. Hepatic arterial occlusion or embolization to kill cancer cells growing in the liver.

Check for clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with glucagonoma.

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Last Updated: October 04, 2007
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