Surveillance of Individuals with a Family History of Pancreatic Cancer and Inherited Cancer Syndromes: A Strategy for Detecting Early Pancreatic Cancers

Surveillance of Individuals with a Family History of Pancreatic Cancer and Inherited Cancer Syndromes: A Strategy for Detecting Early Pancreatic Cancers

A<b> </b>family history of pancreatic cancer (PC) is a risk factor of PC, and risk levels increase as affected families grow in number and/or develop PC at younger ages. Familial pancreatic cancer (FPC) is defined as a client having at least two PC cases in a first degree relatives. In t...

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Main Authors: Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Yoshimi Kiyozumi, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Katsuhiko Uesaka, Masataka Kikuyama, Hiroyuki Ono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
familial pancreatic cancer
genetic
high risk
surveillance
treatment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/9/4/169

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