{"id":2781,"date":"2026-01-17T12:53:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T07:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:24:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T15:24:50","slug":"pancreatic-cancer-screening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/?p=2781","title":{"rendered":"Pancreatic Cancer Screening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Targeted imaging and blood tests to detect pancreatic cancer early in high-risk individuals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Do I Need Screening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Strong family history of pancreatic cancer<\/li>\n<li>Genetic syndromes (e.g., BRCA, Lynch syndrome)<\/li>\n<li>Chronic pancreatitis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How Should I Prepare?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fasting 6 hours before imaging if CT or MRI is used.<\/li>\n<li>No special prep for blood tests (CA 19-9 marker).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Happens During Screening?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Imaging<\/strong>: MRI\/MRCP or endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) to visualize the pancreas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Blood Test<\/strong>: CA 19-9 tumor-marker measurement.<\/li>\n<li>Duration: 30\u201360 minutes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Can I Expect Afterwards?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Resume normal diet and activities immediately.<\/li>\n<li>Minor discomfort from IV insertion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Risks &amp; Possible Complications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contrast reaction (rare) with CT\/MRI<\/li>\n<li>Sedation risks if EUS performed (&lt;1%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow-Up<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Annual imaging and CA 19-9 if high risk.<\/li>\n<li>Genetic counseling as indicated.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Targeted imaging and blood tests to detect pancreatic cancer early in high-risk individuals. Why Do I Need Screening? Strong family history of pancreatic cancer Genetic syndromes (e.g., BRCA, Lynch syndrome) Chronic pancreatitis How Should I Prepare? Fasting 6 hours before imaging if CT or MRI is used. No special prep for blood tests (CA 19-9 [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2781"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2787,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2781\/revisions\/2787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doctoraklohana.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}