In a new study published on Friday in the Annals of Surgical Oncology journal, doctors and mathematicians reviewed data from 1973 to 2013 and concluded there is a time-dependent link between being diagnosed with diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
Dr Mehrdad Nikfarjam from the University of Melbourne said pancreatic cancer was often diagnosed at an advanced, incurable stage of diabetes. Diabetes is basically the body's inability to produce insulin to manage sugar levels in blood. In some patients, sugar levels are a problem even though the pancreas produce adequate amount of the insulin.
"This is an important paper that highlights for doctors and in patients with newly diagnosed diabetes without an obvious cause, a diagnosis of underlying pancreatic cancer should be considered," the university press release quoted Dr Nikfarjam as saying. Incidentally, the presence of diabetes is considered a modest risk factor for the development of a cancer later in life.
While the numbers of pancreatic cancer in the population are relatively low, the study suggests a screening program should be considered. "The priority on screening should be on patients with new-onset diabetes but can later be expanded to long-standing diabetic patients," said Dr Nikfarjam.
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