Are Diabetics More Likely To Get Pancreatic Cancer
Metformin may lower diabetics' odds of pancreatic cancer
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Expert & Community Posts
More rat research -- and more scary headlines
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health ExpertA recent news story had a scary title, "Diabetes drug link to pancreatitis." I had an immediate... Read more »
Gestational Diabetes: Control It For Your Child's Sake
By Craig Stoltz , Health ExpertA strong new report in the journal Diabetes Care illustrates why it's so important to control... Read more »
Glucagon
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...levels at healthy levels. We know that if we have diabetes we don't have enough insulin to... Read more »
A Better Reason to Reduce Salt
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...and live a longer, healthier life." Many of us with diabetes believed this myth -- with the... Read more »
Bits and Pieces
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert...it seems as if there's a news announcement of some diabetes-related research almost every day.... Read more »
Health Guide
Pancreatic carcinoma
...cases of pancreatic cancer are due to cigarette smoking. There is controversy as to whether type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for pancreatic cancer. A small number of cases are known to be related... Read more »Amylase test
...Decreased amylase levels may indicate: Damage to the pancreas Kidney disease Pancreatic cancer Toxemia of pregnancy Additional conditions under... Read more »NFL Great Gene Upshaw Dies from Pancreatic Cancer
NFL Hall of Fame Guard Gene Upshaw lost his battle with pancreatic cancer Wednesday at his home in California with his family by his side.ESPN is reporting that Upshaw, 63, was diagnosed with cancer... Read more »Glucose test
...considered normal. Levels between 100 and 126 mg/dl are referred to as impaired fasting glucose or pre-diabetes. These levels are considered to be risk factors for type 2 diabetes and its... Read more »Chronic pancreatitis
...chemicals (enzymes) needed to digest fat. It also interferes with insulin production, which may lead to diabetes. Persons with chronic pancreatitis have attacks of abdominal pain and digestive... Read more »
Related News
Common Diabetic Therapy Reduces Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
September 30, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Taking the most commonly-prescribed anti-diabetic drug, metformin, reduces the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by 62... Read summary »
Januvia linked to pancreatitis risk
May 04, 2009The diabetes drug Januvia may cause abnormalities in the pancreas, an animal study has found. The drug can cause abnormalities that are recognized as... Read summary »
Combo Treatment for Pancreatic Cancer
June 12, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A new study finds combining two drugs could extend the lives of pancreatic cancer patients. Pancreatic cancer is responsible for... Read summary »
New Weapon to Fight Pancreatic Cancer
May 19, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Researchers may have found a new weapon to wield in the fight against one of the deadliest forms of cancer. A therapy combining... Read summary »
Well-Done Meat Linked to Pancreatic Cancer
April 23, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Ordering your steak well done could be harmful to your health. A new study finds people who eat meat cooked at high... Read summary »
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