The sugar imbalance disease — diabetes —
can lead to pancreatic cancer, shows a research from the University of Melbourne.
In a new study published on Friday in the
Annals of Surgical Oncology journal, doctors and mathematicians reviewed data
from 1973 to 2013 and concluded there is a time-dependent link between being
diagnosed with diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
Dr Mehrdad Nikfarjam from the University of
Melbourne said pancreatic cancer was often diagnosed at an advanced, incurable
stage of diabetes. Diabetes is basically the body's inability to produce
insulin to manage sugar levels in blood. In some patients, sugar levels are a
problem even though the pancreas produce adequate amount of the insulin.
"This is an important paper that
highlights for doctors and in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes without an
obvious cause, a diagnosis of underlying pancreatic cancer should be
considered," the university press release quoted Dr Nikfarjam as saying.
Incidentally, the presence of diabetes is considered a modest risk factor for
the development of a cancer later in life.
While the numbers of pancreatic cancer in
the population are relatively low, the study suggests a screening program
should be considered. "The priority on screening should be on patients
with new-onset diabetes but can later be expanded to long-standing diabetic
patients," said Dr Nikfarjam.
Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Theres-a-link-between-diabetes-pancreatic-cancer-Study/articleshow/32062725.cms
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