Pancreatic cancer

The need for a common education and training track in surgical oncology across Europe has been emphasized. ESSO provides several hands-on courses for skills training and face-to-face discussions. The core curriculum provides a framework for the overall theoretical requirements in surgical oncology. The UEMS/EBSQ fellowship exam is designed to test core competencies in the candidate's core knowledge in their prespecified area of expertise. A core set of points for each cancer type is lacking. Hence, a condensed outline of themed expected to be covered in the curriculum and relevant to an optimal practice in surgical oncology is provided. This article outlines pancreatic cancer. (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

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The need for a standardized education and training track in surgical oncology across Europe is emphasized. ESSO offers hands-on courses and face-to-face discussions for skills training. The UEMS/EBSQ fellowship exam tests core competencies in candidates' specialized areas of expertise, but lacks a standardized set of points for each cancer type. This article outlines pancreatic cancer as part of an optimal practice in surgical oncology.