Diabetes, Weight Change, and Pancreatic Cancer Risk.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pancreatic cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer death in the United States; however, few high-risk groups have been identified to facilitate early diagnosis strategies.

Objective

To evaluate the association of diabetes duration and recent weight change with subsequent risk of pancreatic cancer in the general population.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study obtained data from female participants in the Nurses' Health Study and male participants in the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study, with repeated exposure assessments over 30 years. Incident cases of pancreatic cancer were identified from self-report or during follow-up of participant deaths. Deaths were ascertained through reports from the next of kin, the US Postal Service, or th

SUBMITTER: Yuan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7426876 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature