Screening for Pancreatic Cancer

Release Date: February 2004

Summary of Recommendations / Supporting Documents

Summary of Recommendation

• The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against routine screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic adults using abdominal palpation, ultrasonography, or serologic markers.
  Grade: D Recommendation.

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Supporting Documents

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer, February 2004
Recommendation Statement (PDF File, 158 KB; PDF Help)
Brief Evidence Update (PDF File, 153 KB; PDF Help)

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Current as of February 2004

Internet Citation:

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer, Topic Page. February 2004. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/uspstf/uspspanc.htm