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Common variants of the gene that determines human blood type are associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a study by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and colleagues from many universities and research institutions. The study, published online Aug. 2, 2009, in Nature Genetics, is consistent with an observation first made more than 50 years ago.
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Exposure to nicotine via smoking has been linked to a greater risk of aggressive pancreatic cancer, U.S. researchers say.
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Pfizer today announced results from a randomized Phase 3 trial of Sutent (sunitinib malate) in patients with advanced pancreatic islet cell tumors, also known as pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, which is a different type of cancer than the more common pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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High intake of dietary fats from red meat and dairy products was associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study published online June 26 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. This study was undertaken because research relating fat intake to pancreatic cancer was inconclusive.
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Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study released Tuesday. This is the first study to explore at which ages excess body weight predisposes an individual to pancreatic cancer, said Donghui Li, professor of medicine at the University of Texas Anderson Department.
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Women continue to be under-enrolled in cancer clinical trials, according to a new review, published in the July 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society. The study's results suggest that greater efforts are needed to ensure that oncologists know the true effects of treatments and medical procedures in female patients.
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Current study results from the report, Identification of a novel kindred with familial pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, have been published. Hereditary pancreatic cancer comprises about 10% of pancreatic cancer cases. Multiple causative mutations have been identified, researchers in the United States report.
Multivitamins might prolong life for women by preventing parts of their DNA from shortening, a new study has found. Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) analyzed data on 586 women participating in the Sisters Study, which included women who had breast cancer and their cancer-free siblings, according to the HealthDay News on Monday.
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After surgery to remove the head of the pancreas, invagination of the pancreas into the small intestine resulted in a lower rate of pancreatic fistula, according to researchers at the Jefferson Pancreas, Biliary and Related Cancer Center. The research was published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. It was performed as a randomized trial the gold standard for studies.
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Regularly eating meat cooked at a high temperature, to the point of charring, could increase the risk of pancreatic cancer by 60 percent, researchers said Tuesday. Our findings in this study are further evidence that turning down the heat when grilling, frying, and barbecuing to avoid excess burning or charring of the meat may be a sensible way for some people to lower their risk for getting pancreatic cancer, said Kristin Anderson of the University of Minnesota, who led the study.
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