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
...essment...
...ions of people (with or without pancreatic canc...
...als with a family history of pancreatic cance...
...evaluation should be conducted in conjunc...
...atients diagnosed with pancreatic adenocarci...
...l with a cancer diagnosis is often the...
...testing in a patient with pancreatic cancer...
...es have been linked to risk for pancreatic ca...
...cancer surveillance can be considered for...
...not yet consensus on pathologic targets for su...
...risks of surveillance including the risk of...
...re is currently a lack of consensus rega...
Table 1. Genes Associated with Increase...