Pancreatic Cancer - Evaluating Susceptibility
Publication Date: November 20, 2018
Key Points
Key Points
All patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarcinoma should undergo assessment of risk for hereditary syndromes known to be associated with an increased risk for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
- Assessment of risk should include a comprehensive review of family history of cancer.
Assessment
...sessment
...1 Clinical evaluations of people (with or wi...
...s with a family history of pancreatic cancer...
...3 Genetic risk evaluation should be conducted in...
...1 All patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenoca...
...individual with a cancer diagnosis is of...
...ting in a patient with pancreatic can...
...genes have been linked to risk for pan...
...creatic cancer surveillance can be considered for...
...There is not yet consensus on pathologi...
...al risks of surveillance including...
...is currently a lack of consensus regarding wh...
...Associated with Increased Risk for Pancre...