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Should my dad be screened for pancreatic cancer? since he's a 56 year old diabetic. how is this screened for?
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See below: There is no blood test for pancreatic cancer screening. If the suspicion is high an imaging study, ultrasound, CT or MRI may be done. You may consult this site and then discuss the matter with your father's doctor: http://www.uchospitals.edu/specialties/cancer/pancreatic/screening.html
Answered 6/27/2016
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