Department of Medicine, University of Washington, PO Box 356424, 1959 NE Pacific, Seattle, WA, USA.
Fam Cancer. 2024 Aug;23(3):217-220. doi: 10.1007/s10689-024-00364-5. Epub 2024 Mar 4.
In the early years of my GI fellowship, a healthy 40-year-old man came to my clinic and announced that he was going to die of pancreatic cancer. His brothers, father and uncles had all died of the disease; he felt his fate was inescapable. I asked whether his family members had seen doctors or had any tests. His answer was yes to both. Even so, doctors could not diagnose the pancreatic cancer at early stages. CT scans were always negative. I thought to myself, in order to help this patient-CT scans may not be reliable for early detection. Perhaps other methods of imaging the pancreas might be of more benefit. This patient opened a door that led to a 30-year journey of trying to detect pancreatic cancer at earlier stages when it is curable.
在我从事胃肠病学研究的早期，一位健康的 40 岁男子来到我的诊所，宣称他将死于胰腺癌。他的兄弟、父亲和叔叔都因这种疾病去世；他觉得自己的命运是无法逃避的。我问他的家人是否看过医生或做过任何检查。他的回答是肯定的。即便如此，医生也无法在早期诊断出胰腺癌。CT 扫描总是呈阴性。我心想，为了帮助这位患者——CT 扫描可能并不适用于早期检测。也许其他胰腺成像方法会更有帮助。这位患者为我打开了一扇门，让我踏上了长达 30 年的探索之旅，试图在胰腺癌可治愈的早期阶段进行检测。
