Top Pancreatic Tumor Articles from 2021 to Inform Your Cancer Patients.

BACKGROUND: More than 10,000 publications about pancreatic cancer were found on PubMed during the past year. METHODS: To best inform patients with pancreatic cancer, the obvious, frequent questions asked during patient counseling when dealing with resectable pancreatic cancer, borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, and unresectable pancreatic cancer were considered. RESULTS: The publications highlighted are comprehensive on the current management of neoadjuvant therapy for resectable pancreatic cancer, the addition of radiation to neoadjuvant therapy for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer, the utility of arterial resections in unresectable pancreatic cancer, and the role of minimally invasive approach to pancreatic cancer surgical therapy. CONCLUSION: These articles are high yield and comprehensive review on key issues facing surgical oncologists who operate on pancreatic cancer.