ASSOCIATION OF DIABETES AND PANCREATIC CANCER: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
Ajay Kumar Lal Das, Akhil Kapoor*, Ankita Rungta Kapoor and Harvindra Singh Kumar
ABSTRACT
It has been found that glucose intolerance including frank diabetes is associated with pancreatic cancer in >75% of the cases. Because of the very poor survival associated with this malignancy, prevention of the disease assumes prime importance. There is lack of consensus whether diabetes is a predisposing factor for pancreatic cancer or diabetes is caused due to it. The purpose of this review article is to evaluate the available literature on this debatable topic.
Keywords: Diabetes; Pancreatic Cancer; Glucose intolerance.
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