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Elevated cancer mortality in the relatives of patients with pancreatic cancer.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Nov 2009
Wang Li, Brune Kieran A, Visvanathan Kala, Laheru Daniel, Herman Joseph, Wolfgang Christoper, Schulick Richard, Cameron John L, Goggins Michael, Hruban Ralph H, Klein Alison P
Abstract excerpt
Most inherited cancer syndromes are characterized by the familial clustering of cancers at several organ sites. To determine if cancers, other than pancreatic cancer, cluster in pancreatic cancer kindreds, we examined mortality patterns among the relatives of National Familial Pancreatic Tumor Registry probands. Over 200,000 person-years of follow-up from 8,564 first-degree relatives of probands and 1,007 spouse...
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