Screening for Pancreatic Cancer in High-Risk Families

This trial is evaluating whether endoscopic ultrasound—a specialized imaging technique that uses sound waves to look at the pancreas from inside the stomach—can help detect pancreatic cancer at an earlier, more treatable stage in people who carry inherited genetic mutations that put them at higher risk. The study aims to see if screening people with these genetic changes can catch cancer when it's still small and potentially curable, rather than waiting for symptoms to appear.

Pancreatic cancer is often found too late to treat effectively in the general population, so screening everyone is not practical. However, people who inherit certain genetic mutations have a much higher lifetime risk of developing pancreatic cancer, making them good candidates for regular screening that might catch the disease early when treatment options are better.