Pancreatic Cancer

This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between inherited germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes and risk of pancreatic cancer.

This week’s Research Roundup highlights the association between inherited germline mutations in cancer predisposition genes and risk of pancreatic cancer.

According to Mayo Clinic research published in JAMA, six genes contain mutations that may be passed down in families, substantially increasing a person’s risk for pancreatic cancer.