The odyssee from surveillance to the detection of pancreatic cancer, total pancreatectomy, and its impact on life. insights from a p16-Leiden pathogenic variant carrier

Fam Cancer. 2024 Aug;23(3):361-363. doi: 10.1007/s10689-024-00385-0. Epub 2024 Apr 25.
No abstract available

Keywords: CDKN2A pathogenic variant; Early detection; Hereditary pancreatic cancer; Patient’s perspective; Surveillance; Total pancreatectomy.

Publication types

  • Personal Narrative

MeSH terms

  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16 / genetics
  • Female
  • Heterozygote
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatectomy*
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / surgery

Substances

  • CDKN2A protein, human
  • Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16