| <Risk Factors>
Researcher finds gene linked to pancreatic cancer December 11, 2006 Source: USA Today Diseased gums raise risk of pancreatic cancer November 13, 2006 Source: Reuters Study links pancreatic cancer to high sugar intake November 8, 2006 Source: Reuters Vitamin D may cut pancreatic cancer risk by nearly half September 12, 2006 Source: WebMD Diabetes mellitus and pancreatic cancer in a population-based case-control study in the San Francisco Bay Area, California August 15, 2006 Source: PubMed Cigarette smoking and elevated fasting glucose linked to high pancreatic cancer risk July 13, 2006 Source: CancerCompass.com Red meat tied to pancreatic cancer risk June 26, 2006 Source: OncoLink Screening for early pancreatic neoplasia in high-risk individuals: a prospective controlled study June 2006 Source: PubMed Dietary folate may lower pancreatic cancer risk March 20, 2006 Source: Medline Plus Folate may Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk - Study Shows Less Risk With Folate-Rich Foods, Not Supplements March 14, 2006 Source: WebMD Familial pancreatic cancer appearing earlier in ongoing generations February 8, 2006 Source: OncoLink ASCO-GI: Pancreatic Cancer Develops Younger in Those with Familial Cancer History January 31, 2006 Source: medpagetoday.com New Johns Hopkins Information Site on Pancreatic Cancer in Individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish Ancestry January 25, 2006 Source: Pancreasweb.com Increased Body Mass Index and Caloric Intake Associated With Pancreatic Cancer among Men December 29, 2005 Source: CancerCompass Insulin and insulin resistance linked to exocrine pancreatic cancer December 13, 2005 Source: OncoLink Meat and Fat Intake as Risk Factors for Pancreatic Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort Study
October 2005 Source: Pancreasweb.com
Red Meat Associated With Pancreatic Cancer Risk
October 4, 2005 Source: JNCI on Eurekalert.org Genetic Tests Scan For Potential Cancer, Other Diseases
August 10, 2005 Source: Cancer Compass Pancreatic cancer risk higher in newly diagnosed diabetes patients 50 and older
August 1, 2005 Source: American Gastroenterlogical Association Risk of pancreatic cancer doubled in first-degree relatives of probands
July 29, 2005 Source: OncoLink Overweight, Obese Men Have Increased Pancreatic Cancer Risk
July 22, 2005 Source: CancerCompass.com No Link Found Between Estrogen and Pancreatic Cancer Risk May 30, 2005 Source: PancreasWeb.com Smoking Accelerates Development of Pancreatic Cancer January 27, 2005 Source: ASCO website Smoking May Trigger Early Onset of Familial Pancreatic Cancer
November 8, 2004 Source: Medscape PLWC Feature: The Pros and Cons of Genetic Testing
May 2004 Source: ASCO's People Living With Cancer website Obesity and Cancer: Questions and Answers April 16, 2004 Source: National Cancer Institute (NCI) Genetics and Prevention of Pancreatic Cancer
March 4, 2004 Source: Medscape Environmental Tobacco Smoke And The Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer
March 3, 2004 Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health on MyCancerCompass.com Families With Pancreatic Cancer Studied
Febraury 2004 Source: MD Anderson Cancer Center Obesity Increases Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer
October 2, 2003 Source: NewsRx on MyCancerCompass.com Specialized Cancer Care Worth Traveling For
September 17, 2003 Source: Reuters Health on OncoLink The genetics of pancreatic cancer September 2003 Source: American Journal of Surgery on PubMed Exocrine Pancreatic Cancer, Cigarette Smoking, and Diabetes Mellitus: A Case-Control Study in Northern Italy
August 2003 Source: PubMed
Fanconi Anemia Gene Mutations Are Present In Young-onset Pancreatic Cancer
July 17, 2003 Source: NewsRx on MyCancerCompass.com
Dietary meat, dairy products, fat, and cholesterol and pancreatic cancer risk in a prospective study
June 15, 2003 Source: PubMed Impaired glucose tolerance linked to increased risk of cancer mortality
July 17, 2003 Source: Reuters Health on OncoLink Reversing Chronic Pancreatitis May Reduce Conversion To Pancreatic Cancer
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