Posted in Pancreatic Cancer • Tags: Pancreatic_Cancer • Author: HART (1-800-HART)
(Ivanhoe Newswire) — A recent study by the Mayo Clinic may provide help in diagnosing pancreatic cancer earlier.
Researchers looked at the CT scans of 23 pancreatic cancer patients taken before their diagnosis for unrelated reasons. Half of the patients had diabetes and saw the beginning of their diabetes over six months before they were diagnosed with cancer.
“Our goal with this study was to establish a timeline for the progression of pancreatic cancer, especially in relation to the development of new-onset diabetes,” reports gastroenterologist Suresh Chari, M.D., chief author of the study.
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Posted on May 30, 2006 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!
Posted in Pancreatic Cancer • Tags: Cancer, Linked, Obesity, Pancreatic, Pancreatic_Cancer, to • Author: HART (1-800-HART)
Friday March 10, 2006 (0101 PST)
ISLAMABAD, March 10(Online): A new study by American Cancer Society (ACS) researchers finds that being overweight or obese raises a person’s risk of pancreatic cancer.
This is especially true for people who tend to gain weight in their mid-section, compared to those who gain it in their hips and thighs, or evenly all over their body.
The findings were published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (Vol. 14, No. 2: 459-466).
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Posted on March 9, 2006 by HART (1-800-HART) • There are no comments, hop to it!