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By the way, doctor: Screening for pancreatic cancer

Published: May, 2009

Q. We have screening tests for other cancers. How about pancreatic cancer?

A. Screening tests are most effective — and practical — if they're looking for fairly common conditions. Pancreatic cancer is a deadly disease, but compared with other cancers that we screen for, it's relatively rare.

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