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Pancreatic cancer represents a fatal malignancy leading to premature death and loss of life expectancy. The aim of the present study was to assess how many years of life are lost due to this cancer, in relationship with surgery and ageing.Data from 716 consecutive patients discharged from a tertiary referral hospital (2002–2012) with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and with complete clinical and...