Article
Familial pancreatic cancer.
Cancer journal (Sudbury, Mass.) - 1 Jan 2000
Klein A P, Hruban R H, Brune K A, Petersen G M, Goggins M
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States and will be responsible for an estimated 28,900 deaths in 2001. Relatively little is known of its etiology, and the only well-established risk factor is cigarette smoking. Studies over the past 3 decades have shown that 4%-16% of patients with pancreatic cancer have a family history of the disease. A small...
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