https://www.health.harvard.edu/cancer/government-advisory-board-recommends-against-screening-for-pancreatic-cancer?utm_source=delivra&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=WR20191122-Cataracts&utm_id=1733744&dlv-ga-memberid=11228761&dlv-emuid=624058f9-79f6-41c9-ac92-a044c8d30338&dlv-mlid=1733744

Government advisory board recommends against screening for pancreatic cancer

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Published: November, 2019

Screening symptom-free adults for pancreatic cancer doesn't appear to reduce deaths from the disease, according to a new analysis by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). The group advises against recommending screening in this group.