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Risk of Pancreatic Cancer in the Long-Term Prospective Follow-Up of Familial Pancreatic Cancer Kindreds.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 8 Dec 2022
Porter Nancy, Laheru Daniel, Lau Bryan, He Jin, Zheng Lei, Narang Amol, Roberts Nicholas J, Canto Marcia I, Lennon Anne Marie, Goggins Michael G, Hruban Ralph H, Klein Alison P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A family history of pancreatic cancer is associated with increased pancreatic cancer risk. However, risk estimates for individuals in kindreds with an aggregation of pancreatic cancer (>1 relative) are imprecise because of small samples sizes or potentially impacted by biases inherent in retrospective data. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine the age-specific pancreatic cancer risk...
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