INHERITANCE OF PANCREATIC CANCER IN PANCREATIC CANCER–PRONE FAMILIES
MG Banke, JJ Mulvihill, CE Aston - Medical Clinics of North America, 2000 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of death from malignant disease in Western
society and constitutes a major public health issue. The prognosis for pancreatic cancer is
poor, with fewer than 20% of individuals with pancreatic cancer surviving the first year after
diagnosis and only 3% surviving 5 years. 63 Primarily, this survival rate is a consequence of
the inaccessibility of the pancreas such that tumors in the pancreas often remain undetected
until the cancer reaches a late stage. By the time individuals with pancreatic cancer are …
society and constitutes a major public health issue. The prognosis for pancreatic cancer is
poor, with fewer than 20% of individuals with pancreatic cancer surviving the first year after
diagnosis and only 3% surviving 5 years. 63 Primarily, this survival rate is a consequence of
the inaccessibility of the pancreas such that tumors in the pancreas often remain undetected
until the cancer reaches a late stage. By the time individuals with pancreatic cancer are …