Researchers found that while newer technology did not substantially reduce the risk of false positives, the chances were much lower when screening was done every two years.
Pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year relative survival rate of all major cancer killers and is the only one for which both the incidence and death rates are rising.
The pandemic has contributed to "labelling that disproportionately affects marginalized minority groups, especially immigrants, refugees, and migrant populations,” researchers reported.
"People with Alzheimer’s disease, fall at twice the rate compared with healthy older adults, and this often leads to injury, nursing home placement and early mortality,” says study author.
