Public Fear of Pancreatic Diseases: Causes and Clinical Outcomes at a Single Korean Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background/aims

The public fear of pancreatic diseases including pancreatic cancer (PC) appears to be growing. The aims of this study were to evaluate the causes of fear of pancreatic diseases and assess clinical outcomes of such individuals.

Methods

This was a retrospective study of 249 individuals who visited the Pancreatobiliary Diseases Center at Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital due to the fear of pancreatic diseases between January 2019 and August 2021. Those referred from other departments or external medical facilities were excluded. Collected data included demographic details, comorbidities, causes of fear of pancreatic diseases, and the presence of pancreatic lesions in imaging studies.

Results

The median age was 55 years (range, 22 to 82 years). One hun

SUBMITTER: Yoon WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11249942 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature