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How likely it is to have a pancreatic cancer if amylase is high?
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Not likely: Amylase elevation canoccur due to pancreatitis or other illness but not neccessarily in pancreatic cancer.
Answered 3/6/2014
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Not very: Other and more likely reasons than cancer. Hope this helps.
Answered 4/9/2016
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