Body Composition Changes on CT Scans May Help Identify Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Routine CT Scans Captured Steeper Fat Loss in the Three Years Before Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis Among 1,825 Patients

Mayo Clinic researchers saw steeper fat loss on routine CT scans years before pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Accuracy was moderate, and no test exists yet.

CT scans reveal body composition changes preceding pancreatic cancer diagnosis

People who develop pancreatic cancer experience measurable changes in body composition years before diagnosis that differ from those seen in similar individuals without cancer, according to a Mayo Clinic study led by former Mayo Clinic research fellow, Aleksander Bogdanski and published in Pancreatology.

Body composition changes on CT scans may help identify pancreatic cancer risk

People who develop pancreatic cancer experience measurable changes in body composition years before diagnosis that differ from those seen in similar individuals without cancer, according to a Mayo Clinic study led by former Mayo Clinic research fellow Aleksander Bogdanski and published in Pancreatology.