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Hi val64,
Did you have surgery? If so, did they run the testing on your tumor tissue? This will also show mutations that could have been inherited. That was the case for me.
Thank you so much for your response! I really appreciate it! I agree that there are probably unidentified gene mutations for this cancer. I hope it's a coincidence. Unlike his dad, my partner has never smoked, very light social drinker, vegan, and is not diabetic. So, I hope some of this reduces his risk.
My follow-up is that are these early once in 2 years scans effective in detecting pancreatic cancer? Not that I am skeptical but want to see some data if available. I was trying to find articles on the outcome of those who are at high risk of pancreatic cancer but had started scans early, but couldn't find any.
Thanks again!