Pancreatic Cancer in Patients With Chronic Liver Disease

Dr. Teru Kumagi, a Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist from Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine in Toon, Japan, discusses his article appearing in the October 2019 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings, which found that patients with routine monitoring for hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus-related chronic liver disease received earlier diagnoses for pancreatic cancer. This knowledge offers opportunity for earlier intervention to this devastating diagnosis. Available at: https://mayocl.in/2YSUZNk