Diagnostic delay does not influence survival of pancreatic cancer patients.
Caterina StornelloLivia ArchibugiSerena StiglianoGiuseppe VanellaBenedetta GragliaCarlo CapalboGiuseppe NigriGabriele CapursoPublished in: United European gastroenterology journal (2019)
While some complaints are associated with a shorter diagnostic delay and less advanced disease stage, we could not demonstrate that delay is associated with survival, possibly suggesting that prevention rather than early recognition is important to tackle pancreatic cancer lethality.