Pancreatic Cancer

Studies from Columbia University in the area of pancreatic cancer published

Published in Cancer Weekly, December 7th, 2010

2010 DEC 7 -- "Pancreatic cancer is a virtually uniformly fatal disease. We aimed to determine if screening to identify curable neoplasms is effective when offered to patients at high risk," researchers in the United States report.

"Patients at high risk of pancreatic cancer were prospectively enrolled into a screening program. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and genetic testing were offered by a multidisciplinary team according to each patient's risk. Fifty-one patients in 43 families were enrolled, with mean age of 52 years, 35% of whom were male. Of these patients, 31 underwent EUS and 33 MRI. EUS revealed two patients with...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2010-12-07)

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