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. 2017 Jan 19;19(7):834–843. doi: 10.1007/s12094-016-1609-7

Table 1.

Section I results: general aspects

Median (IQR) Agreement (%) Result
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