Adjuvant radiation might improve survival in patients with localized pancreatic
cancer.

Patients with pancreatic cancer who receive external beam radiotherapy survive longer
than those who are treated with surgery alone, according to the results of a retrospective analysis published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Management of patients with pancreatic cancer is an ongoing challenge because despite
improvements in surgical technique and the introduction of new treatment regimens,
prognosis remains extremely poor. 5-year survival rates after attempts at curative surgery range from just 14% to 27%.

source article - Cancer Media Service