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Published in: Molecular Cancer 1/2003

Open Access 01-12-2003 | Review

The relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer

Authors: Feng Wang, Margery Herrington, Jörgen Larsson, Johan Permert

Published in: Molecular Cancer | Issue 1/2003

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Abstract

About 80% of pancreatic cancer patients have glucose intolerance or frank diabetes. This observation has led to the following two hypotheses: i. pancreatic cancer causes the associated diabetes and ii. the conditions associated with diabetes promote the development of pancreatic cancer. Evidence supporting both hypotheses has been accumulated in previous studies. This article reviews these studies, especially those that have been conducted recently.
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Metadata
Title
The relationship between diabetes and pancreatic cancer
Authors
Feng Wang
Margery Herrington
Jörgen Larsson
Johan Permert
Publication date
01-12-2003
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Molecular Cancer / Issue 1/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1476-4598
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1476-4598-2-4

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