Article
Prospective risk of pancreatic cancer in familial pancreatic cancer kindreds.
Cancer research - 1 Apr 2004
Klein Alison P, Brune Kieran A, Petersen Gloria M, Goggins Michael, Tersmette Anne C, Offerhaus G Johan A, Griffin Constance, Cameron John L, Yeo Charles J, Kern Scott, Hruban Ralph H
Abstract excerpt
Individuals with a family history of pancreatic cancer have an increased risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Quantification of this risk provides a rational basis for cancer risk counseling and for screening for early pancreatic cancer. In a prospective registry-based study, we estimated the risk of pancreatic cancer in individuals with a family history of pancreatic cancer. Standardized incidence ratios were...
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