While pancreatic cancer rates are rising in people under age 50, a new survey conducted by The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center – Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J.
Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterOct 30 2024 Solove Research Institute shows most people continue to believe that pancreatic disease affects only the elderly – and that there is nothing they can do to reduce their risk.
Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, PhD, co-leader of the OSUCCC – James Molecular Carcinogenesis and Chemoprevention Program "You can't change your genes, but you can change your lifestyle. For most people obesity is within someone's power to change. It also increases a person's risk for type 2 diabetes, other cancers and cardiovascular disease," said Cruz-Monserrate.
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