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
...ical evaluations of people (with or without panc...
...uals with a family history of pancreatic cancer...
...c risk evaluation should be conducted in conj...
...patients diagnosed with pancreatic adenoca...
...individual with a cancer diagnosis...
...netic testing in a patient with pan...
...s have been linked to risk for pancreati...
...ancer surveillance can be considered for indivi...
...not yet consensus on pathologic targets for su...
...otential risks of surveillance including the ris...
...currently a lack of consensus regarding which...
...enes Associated with Increased Risk for Pancre...