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Italian registry of families at risk of pancreatic cancer: AISP Familial Pancreatic Cancer Study Group.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Oct 2020
Capurso Gabriele, Paiella Salvatore, Carrara Silvia, Butturini Giovanni, Secchettin Erica, Frulloni Luca, Zerbi Alessandro, Falconi Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Pancreatic cancer is one of the main causes of cancer-related death worldwide, with a survival rate around 9%. In Italy 13,500 new cases of pancreatic cancer occurred in 2019. It is estimated that at least 5% have a hereditary background. Surveillance is advisable for healthy individuals with specific genetic syndromes with or without family history of pancreatic cancer or members of families with multiple cases...
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