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Pancreatic cancer - Part 2

Jonas Rosendahl, Hana Algül

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This two-part educational course covers pancreatic cancer from clinical presentation and diagnosis through surveillance, treatment approaches, and emerging therapeutic options.

Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy that is often asymptomatic in early stages, making early detection challenging, with risk factors including tobacco use and certain genetic mutations.
Part one covers introduction to pancreatic cancer, clinical presentations, diagnostic workup, basic therapeutic approaches, and surveillance of patients with increased risk.
Part two discusses implications of early diagnosis, challenges of screening the general population, treatment scenarios including the unclear role of neoadjuvant treatment, and emerging novel treatment options.
The course is designed for gastroenterologists, medical students, general practitioners, nurses, dieticians, physicians of other specialties, and basic scientists in gastroenterology.

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Overview

Pancreatic cancer is a highly aggressive malignancy, often asymptomatic in its early stages, making early detection challenging. Risk factors are tobacco use and certain genetic mutations. Pancreatic cancer has a poor prognosis, with a low overall survival rate. Hana Algül and Jonas Rosendahl will guide you through this course.

Part one of this course includes comprehensive PPT slides and bespoke video presentations. It starts with an introduction to pancreatic cancer, covers clinical presentations and diagnostic workup, as well as basic therapeutic approaches of patients with pancreatic cancer. Furthermore, information on the surveillance of patients with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer will be presented.

Part two of the course begins with a short retrospection on the first pancreatic cancer course, discusses the implications of early diagnosis, challenges of screening the general population, treatment scenarios, including the yet unclear role of neoadjuvant treatment in distinct settings and emerging novel treatment options.

Target audience

Gastroenterologists (in training)
Medical students (in training)
General practitioners
Nurses
Dieticians
Physicians of other specialities
Basic scientists in gastroenterology

Event

Pancreatic cancer - Part 2

Accreditation status

accredited

Duration

1 hour

Published

2024

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