Research shows Black patients were more likely to be ineligible for participation compared with White patients. PCPs must be aware of these genetic syndromes and the risk in patients with a family history of pancreatic cancer. Dr. Andrew Hertler talks about updated pancreatic cancer screening guidelines that include BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 gene mutations. Research demonstrates that excessive insulin levels overstimulate pancreatic cells that then turn into precancerous cells.
Read the top hem/onc headlines for the week of Aug. 16, 2021 Diversity within pancreatic cancer clinical trials has not improved over the past 15 years, according to a new study ... An analysis of patients with pancreatic cancer showed that lower neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) is associated ...