Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity as Risk Factors for Pancreatic Cancer

• Published in: Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Vol. 118; no. 4; pp. 555 - 567
• Main Authors: Eibl, Guido, Cruz-Monserrate, Zobeida, Korc, Murray, Petrov, Maxim S., Goodarzi, Mark O., Fisher, William E., Habtezion, Aida, Lugea, Aurelia, Pandol, Stephen J., Hart, Phil A., Andersen, Dana K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.04.2018
• Subjects: adenocarcinoma; cohort studies; diet; mortality; noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; Obesity; Pancreatic cancer; pancreatic neoplasms; Prevention; Review; risk factors; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; United States; United States; Prevention; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes mellitus; Review; Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is among the deadliest types of cancer. The worldwide estimates of its incidence and mortality in the general population are eight cases per 100,000 person-years and seven deaths per 100,000 person-years, and they are significantly higher in the United States...