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Whipple Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
Why It Is Done
The Whipple procedure is done to try to remove cancer from the pancreas.
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: March 5, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine | |
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