Study finds strong relationship between high body mass index, pancreatic cancer
Tuesday, June 23, 2009 - 16:07
in Health & Medicine
In reviewing the weight history of pancreatic cancer patients across their life spans, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that a high body mass index in early adulthood may play a significant role in an individual developing the disease at an earlier age.
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