Obesity Associated With Worse Outcomes After Pancreatic Cancer Surgery

Sunday, March 22, 2009 - 22:28 in Health & Medicine

Obese patients with a body mass index of more than 35 appear more likely to have cancer that has spread to their lymph nodes, lower rates of survival and higher rates of recurrence following surgery for pancreatic cancer, according to a new report.

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