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Obesity Increases Pancreatic Cancer Risks
(06/25/2009)
Overweight or obesity during early adulthood increases the risk of developing pancreatic cancer and is also linked with a younger age at diagnosis. Overweight or obesity later in life is linked with worse pancreatic cancer survival. These results were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Healthy Lifestyle Lowers Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
(05/13/2009)
According to the results of a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, individuals with the healthiest lifestyles cut their risk of pancreatic cancer by more than half.
Obesity Worsens Outcomes After Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
(03/30/2009)
According to the results of a study published in the Archives of Surgery, pancreatic caner patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 have a greater risk of recurrence and worse survival after surgery than patients with a lower BMI.
Blood Type Linked to Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
(03/20/2009)
Individuals with A, AB, or B blood types may have a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer, according to the results of a study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
Sutent® Provides Significant Benefit for Advanced Pancreatic Islet Cell Tumors: Clinical Trial Stopped Early
(03/12/2009)
Sutent® (sunitinib malate) has been shown to significantly increase progression-free survival in patients with advanced pancreatic islet cell tumors, leading Pfizer Inc. to halt their Phase III trial early.
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