Survival was followed in 143 cases of morphologically verified cancer of the pancreas and major duodenal papilla after surgical, radiation, cytostatic and combined treatment. Survival rates after radiation and complex chemoradiation treatment were shown to be close to those after radical surgery within the first two years of follow-up. However, only radically-operated patients survived at longer stages. Chemotherapy failed to show any significant advantage over symptomatic treatment.

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