Table 1.
Median (IQR) | Agreement (%) | Result | |
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1. Pancreatic cancer has been classically associated with a certain nihilistic medical approach, given the diagnostic difficulties and the limited therapeutic options | 8 (6–8) | 69.7 | First round agreement |
2. Recently improvements in diagnostic techniques and new therapeutic options have improved the overall care of the patient with PC. Thus, a call to end this perception should be desirable | 7 (7–8) | 78.3 | Second round agreement |
3. The possibility of identifying combinations of symptoms with a higher positive predictive value that may lead to suspicion of cancer, together with a continuous improvement in the capacity of diagnostic and staging techniques are key objectives in the diagnostic phase | 8 (7–8) | 86.7 | Second round agreement |
4. There are currently not enough data to perform systematic screening for PC in asymptomatic patients. However, screening may be possible in some high-risk patients in the future | 9 (7–9) | 85.4 | First round agreement |
IQR interquartile range