Monday, August 01, 2005

Pancreatic cancer risk higher in newly diagnosed diabetes patients 50 and older

Via Eureka Alert:

Pancreatic cancer risk higher in newly diagnosed diabetes patients 50 and older-Bethesda, Maryland (August 1, 2005) – According to a study published today in the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) journal Gastroenterology, 1 in 120 people newly diagnosed with diabetes age 50 and older have a higher risk of developing pancreatic cancer--a risk that is eight times more than expected for the general population.....Read more.

posted by Clay @ 8/01/2005 11:57:00 AM   1 comments

1 Comments:

At 2:50 PM, Blogger joe said...

so should we ct all new diabetics 50+ ?

 

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