“If there is a high enough concern for transformation to cancer or if early cancer is detected, the current standard of care is surgical resection. However, the chances of recurrence are up to 80%, and many precursor lesions to pancreatic cancer are microscopic and thus undetectable by imaging.”

Neeha Zaidi · said date not stated · reported 2026-07-17

Zaidi describes the current standard of care and the high recurrence rate of up to 80% after surgical resection.