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What are KRAZ mutations?
My father died if pancreatic cancer & my mother of stomach cancer.
Supposedly these are not hereditary, but I have seen new articles that say
pancreatic can be. I have been suffering with almost daily stomach & abdominal pain
& will have a blood test this week to see if I am allergic to some type of food.
Is there a blood test for pancreatic cancer? K
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Hi @kayraymat, I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your parents. According to Mayo Clinic, "blood tests might show proteins called tumor markers that pancreatic cancer cells make. One tumor marker test used in pancreatic cancer is called CA19-9...Some pancreatic cancers don't make extra CA19-9, so this test isn't helpful for everyone." To learn more about diagnostics for pancreatic cancer visit: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/pancreatic-cancer/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20355427.
To learn more about the Kras mutation check out this article: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-researchers-identify-first-steps-in-formation-of-pancreatic-cancer/