Tariq Parvez, Babar Parvez.
Screening in genetically induced pancreatic cancer: an update.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;55(3):241-6.

Although these genetic diseases leading to pancreatic cancer are not so common but these individuals need counseling and should be considered for germline mutation analysis as an initial step to secondary screening. Screening of these individuals is justifiable both scientifically and economically. In the future, risk stratification will improve with the identification of more genetic alterations responsible for developing an increased risk to pancreatic cancer and with advances in radiological techniques. New developments in molecular genetics may contribute to the identification of cancer prone families. Appropriate screening and management protocols may be initiated in order to prevent cancer and/or to detect cancer at an early stage, thereby complete cure in these cases.

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