Open AccessScreening and early detection of pancreatic cancer in high risk population
Author(s) -
MingChu Chang,
JauMin Wong,
Yu-Ting Chang
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2358
Subject(s) - pancreatic cancer , medicine , stage (stratigraphy) , population , cancer , disease , survival rate , pancreatic disease , oncology , pancreas , intensive care medicine , environmental health , paleontology , biology
Pancreatic cancer is a serious growing health issue in developed countries. For patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, the five year survival rate is below 5%. One major important reason leads to the poor survival rate is lack of early detection of pancreatic cancer. Over 80% of the patients are diagnosed in advanced disease stages. Screening for pancreatic cancer is a desirable option for high risk individuals to allow early detection and treatment of curable pancreatic neoplasms at a pre-invasive stage. This article highlights the need, endpoint, population, method, diagnostic yield, and the problems of current screening programs.