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Pancreatic Cancer incidence in female BRCA carriers
Dec 5, 2024, 15:53

Pancreatic Cancer incidence in female BRCA carriers

Erman Akkus, Medical Oncology fellow at the Ankara University, shared an article by Bryson W. Katona on X:

“Pancreatic cancer incidence in female BRCA carriers:

  • 8295 women
  • Cumulative incidence (age 40 to 80)
  • BRCA1: 2.2%
  • BRCA2: 2.7%

The incidence of pancreatic cancer in women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation.

Authors: Bryson W. Katona, et al.

Pancreatic Cancer incidence in female BRCA carriers

Erman Akkus is a medical oncology fellow at the Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine. Previously, he was an Internal Medicine Resident at the Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine. He was also a Visiting Researcher at the University of Oslo. He completed his education from the Medical University of Vienna.