Why is pancreatic adenocarcinoma not screened for earlier?

Expert Rev Anticancer Ther. 2016 Oct;16(10):1003-4. doi: 10.1080/14737140.2016.1224972. Epub 2016 Aug 31.

Authors

Lorenzo Maroni¹, Matteo Ravaioli¹, Antonio Daniele Pinna¹

Affiliation

¹ a Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences , Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna , Bologna , Italy.

PMID: 27552648
DOI: 10.1080/14737140.2016.1224972

No abstract available

Keywords: Pancreatic cancer; early diagnosis; pancreatectomy; screening; stage; survival.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnosis*
Adenocarcinoma / pathology
Delayed Diagnosis
Humans
Mass Screening / methods*
Neoplasm Staging
Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Pancreatic Neoplasms / pathology
Survival Rate