Lack of Association of Physical Activity and Obesity with Incident Pancreatic Cancer in Elderly Women
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- 1 June 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention
- Vol. 14 (6) , 1571-1573
Abstract
Pancreatic cancer is relatively uncommon in the United States, but it is rapidly fatal with <5% of cases surviving 5 years ([1][1]). Little is known about its etiology; cigarette smoking is the only modifiable risk factor consistently linked to pancreatic cancer ([2][2]). Animal models haveKeywords
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