UW Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance Program
Featured on KING 5 HealthLink (November 2010)
KING 5's Meg Coyle, anchor of KING 5's Weekend Morning News, visits Drs. Teresa Brentnall and Michael Saunders to see if her family history puts her at risk for developing pancreatic cancer. Her mother died of the disease when she was only 42 years old, a factor that may mean she has a genetic pre-disposition and increased risk for developing this deadly disease herself. In this segment, Meg consults with Dr. Teresa Brentnall, who leads the University of Washington Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance Program, and then undergoes an endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), performed by Dr. Michael Saunders, Director of the Digestive Disease Center. EUS is one of the surveillance methods used to detect any abnormalities in the pancreas that may indicate cancer. Watch the Video »

One Gene Closer to Pancreatic Cancer: A Conversation
With Dr. Teri Brentnall (New York Times, March 2008)
Dr. Teri Brentnall, 51, at the University of Washington, has identified a gene that may be one cause of an inherited form of pancreatic cancer. An edited version of a three-hour conversation follows. Read More »

Breakthrough Gene Discovery:
Identifying the Gene that Causes Pancreatic Cancer
A Pancreatic Cancer Surveillance study on the leading-edge of familial pancreatic cancer research, led by Dr. Teresa Brentnall and her nationwide team of collaborators, has attracted its share of attention throughout a ten-year span. The product of this groundbreaking research is the discovery of a genetic cause of familial pancreatic cancer...
Learn More | Official Press Release | Learn More About Genetic Testing
PLoS-Medicine Article | USA Today Article | Seattle Times Article
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Article

UWGI Cancer Researcher Featured on the Today Show
We are pleased and excited to announce that Dr. Teri Brentnall, a distinguished researcher in the field of pancreatic cancer, has been recently featured on the Today Show in a segment about the effects of pancreatic cancer. NBC’s Bob Dotson reports on Dr. Brentnall and her relationship with a patient dealing with familial pancreatic cancer. This segment aired on October 20, 2005. Thank you to everyone for tuning in! Watch Today Show Video Clip »

New, Exclusive Pancreatic Cancer Clinic
We are excited to annnounce that physicians from the University of Washington and the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance have opened a new clinic for the exclusive care and treatment of patients diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. The Pancreatic Cancer Clinic opened in September 2005, and is located at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. This clinic provides a specialized and comprehensive program that includes standard chemotherapy, as well as clinical trials of promising new agents, holistic care and alternative medicine. Visit our clinic website for more information.

The Monster in the Family
USAToday.com (June 2005)
Ryan has placed his life in the hands of doctors at the University of Washington, where researchers have embarked on a radical experiment to find pancreatic disease early, before it turns lethal, in families who are at greatest risk...
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Cancer Researcher Has The Touch of Someone Who Knows
USAToday.com (June 2005)
Teri Brentnall, who's hunting for a gene that causes inherited pancreatic cancer, knows the lingo of cell biology: phenotypes, genotypes, chromosomes...
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Teri Brentnall, MD - Pioneering Cancer Researcher
Seattle Magazine: People Who Should Be Famous - But Aren't
Article by, Erica Jorgensen
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Fatal Inheritance
Can Families with a History of Pancreatic Cancer Stop a Genetic Time Bomb?
A Pioneering UW Program Can Help - But at a Price...
(June 2002) Read More »

Region Narrowed for Pancreatic Cancer Gene
Pancreatic cancer is the fifth leading cause of cancer death in the United States. Nearly every person diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will die from it, usually within 6 months. Familial clustering of pancreatic cancers occurs in at least 10% of all pancreatic cancer...
(February 2002) Read More »

Researchers Find Region of Gene for Inherited Pancreatic Cancer
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and the University of Washington School of Medicine, in collaboration with investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, have mapped the location of a gene associated with inherited pancreatic cancer...
(February 2002) Read More »