Journal article
A meta-analysis of obesity and the risk of pancreatic cancer.
- Abstract:
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Smoking and diabetes are the only established risk factors for pancreatic cancer. Findings from recent studies suggest that obesity may also be associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, but several earlier studies were less conclusive. We examined this relationship in a meta-analysis of published data. Six case-control and eight cohort studies involving 6391 cases of pancreatic cancer were identified from a computer-based literature search from 1966 to 2003. The relative risk pe...
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- Publication status:
- Published
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- Journal:
- British journal of cancer
- Volume:
- 89
- Issue:
- 3
- Pages:
- 519-523
- Publication date:
- 2003-08-01
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1532-1827
- ISSN:
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0007-0920
- Source identifiers:
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264023
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:264023
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- pubs:264023
- Deposit date:
- 2012-12-19
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- Copyright date:
- 2003
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