What do systematic reviews say?

Extensive tests vs tests at the physician's discretion

Extensive tests showed no clear difference in stage of cancer ‐ advanced8 compared with tests at the physician's discretion (low certainty).

• Effect of testing for cancer on cancer‐ or venous thromboembolism (VTE)‐related mortality and morbidity in people with… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  OR 0.25 [0.03, 2.28]
  1 study · 201 participants
  Low