Hereditary pancreatic cancer: molecular bases and their application in diagnosis and clinical management: a guideline of the TTD group.
Clin Transl Oncol
; 14(8): 553-63, 2012 Aug.
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| ID: mdl-22855135
Pancreatic carcinoma (PC) represents the fourth leading cause of cancer death in Spain with a death rate of 2,400 males and 2,000 females per year. Poor outcome related to its silent nature and the lack of reliable secondary prevention measures translate into advanced-stage diagnosis, 75 % of deaths within the first year of diagnosis and 5-year survival rate of <5 %. Family history was first recognized as a risk factor for PC. Further population-based and case-control studies subsequently found that 7.8 % of patients with PC have a family history of the same tumor and individuals with a first-degree relative with PC have a 3.2-fold increased risk of developing PC. Overall, it is estimated that up to 10 % of PC have a familial component. However, known genetic syndromes account for <20 % of the observed familial aggregation of PC. We review the most important aspects in epidemiology, molecular biology and clinical management of familial PC.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Páncreas
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Neoplasias Pancreáticas
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Carcinoma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Guideline
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Transl Oncol
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Italia