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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Iqra Qamar M.D.[2]

Overview

There is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for [disease/malignancy].

OR

According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] is not recommended.

OR

According to the [guideline name], screening for [disease name] by [test 1] is recommended every [duration] among patients with [condition 1], [condition 2], and [condition 3].

Screening

  • Patients with hereditary pancreatitis should be screened for pancreatic cancer.[1][2]
  • According to 2001 guidelines, screening for pancreatic cancer should begin at age 40.[1]
  • In 2007, The Fourth Annual Symposium of Inherited Diseases of the Pancreas recommended the screening age for pancreatic cancer in patients with hereditary pancreatitis or those at increased risk to be (whichever is at the earliest age)[2]
    • 45 year old or
    • Starting 15 years younger than the earliest age of pancreatic cancer in the family (whichever is at the earliest age)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ulrich CD (2001). "Pancreatic cancer in hereditary pancreatitis: consensus guidelines for prevention, screening and treatment". Pancreatology. 1 (5): 416–22. PMID 12120218.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Brand RE, Lerch MM, Rubinstein WS, Neoptolemos JP, Whitcomb DC, Hruban RH, Brentnall TA, Lynch HT, Canto MI (2007). "Advances in counselling and surveillance of patients at risk for pancreatic cancer". Gut. 56 (10): 1460–9. doi:10.1136/gut.2006.108456. PMC 2000231. PMID 17872573.

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