Final Recommendation Statement:

Screening for Pancreatic Cancer

Final Recommendation Statement: Screening for Pancreatic Cancer

The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force released today a final recommendation statement on screening for pancreatic cancer. The Task Force continues to recommend against screening for pancreatic cancer in adults. To view the recommendation and the evidence on which it is based, and a summary for clinicians, please go here. The final recommendation statement can also be found in the August 6, 2019 online issue of JAMA.

The Final Recommendation Statement Is Available

FINAL RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY

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Population

Recommendation

Grade

Adults

The USPSTF recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer in asymptomatic adults.

WHY THIS MATTERS

"Pancreatic cancer is an uncommon, but devastating disease with low survival rates, even in those detected at early stages,” says Task Force member Chyke Doubeni, M.D., M.P.H. “Unfortunately, at the present time, screening for pancreatic cancer in people without any signs or symptoms would cause more harm than good and therefore should not be done.”