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A step closer to screening for curable pancreatic cancer?

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 12, pages 431–432 (2015)Cite this article

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Early detection is the best opportunity to decrease cancer mortality rates. As such, a new study has made a head-to-head comparison of endoscopic ultrasonography and MRI for the detection of pancreatic lesions in high-risk asymptomatic individuals. Using multiple techniques for detection and screening could be the best approach.

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Figure 1: The use of multiple methods to improve the early detection of pancreatic cancer.

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  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 401 North Broadway, Baltimore, 21231, MD, USA

    Marcia I. Canto

  2. Department of Pathology, The Sol Goldman Pancreatic Cancer Research Centre, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 401 North Broadway, Baltimore, 21231, MD, USA

    Ralph H. Hruban

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Canto, M., Hruban, R. A step closer to screening for curable pancreatic cancer?. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 12, 431–432 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2015.112

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