Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Study show direct causative link between obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer in mice

Study show direct causative link between obesity and risk of pancreatic cancer in mice: Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC) have found that mice made obese by being given high-calorie, high-fat diets (HFCD) developed abnormally high numbers of lesions known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanINs), which are known to be precursors to pancreas cancer. This is the first study to show a direct causative link in an animal model between obesity and risk of this deadly cancer.

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