Pancreatic cancer guidelines are behind the data, and the gap is costing lives.
In this video, we talk about why what clinicians see every day is not matching what the official recommendations say.
The numbers are not new.
The experience in families and communities is not new either.
You will hear why waiting for guidelines to catch up can mean missing the window when pancreatic cancer is still catchable.
You will also hear how real-world patterns can show up differently across communities, including Black families who feel this burden disproportionately.
This is not about attacking reputable guideline-making bodies.
It is about asking why the evidence we already have is not shaping action fast enough.
Pancreatic cancer is not as common as lung, breast, or colon cancer.
But it is still the 3rd leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States, and that detail changes how urgent this conversation should be.
If the data is clear, what do you think needs to change first - the guidelines, the screening approach, or the way we listen to communities?
Internal medicine physician Earl Stewart, Jr. discusses his article "Pancreatic cancer racial disparities."
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