This is amazing, but bigger issue is that many of us already know we are at high risk for pancreatic cancer & most of us are not getting increased screening. Despite having a BRCA mutation, being a cancer survivor and having lost both my father & grandmother to pancreatic cancer I needed to tell my PCP what the high risk screening was. AI health advancements will only help if it they are accompanied by effective public education & medical training.
I agree, and also when the possibilities to proper treatment are low, the value of knowing in advance is not overwhelming. That seems to be more important than screening.
This is amazing, but bigger issue is that many of us already know we are at high risk for pancreatic cancer & most of us are not getting increased screening. Despite having a BRCA mutation, being a cancer survivor and having lost both my father & grandmother to pancreatic cancer I needed to tell my PCP what the high risk screening was. AI health advancements will only help if it they are accompanied by effective public education & medical training.
I agree, and also when the possibilities to proper treatment are low, the value of knowing in advance is not overwhelming. That seems to be more important than screening.
While the prognosis is still not great, pancreatic cancer caught early is potentially curable - https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/pancreatic-cancer/pancreatic-cancer-prognosis