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...
...evaluations of people (with or without pan...
...als with a family history of pancreatic...
....3 Genetic risk evaluation should be conduct...
...ents diagnosed with pancreatic adenoca...
2.2 An individual with a cancer diagno...
...esting in a patient with pancreatic cancer may...
...veral genes have been linked to risk for pa...
...tic cancer surveillance can be considered f...
...There is not yet consensus on pathol...
...potential risks of surveillance including th...
...currently a lack of consensus regarding wh...
...Associated with Increased Risk for Pancreatic Canc...