Type-II diabetes and pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis of 36 studies.

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Published in Br J Cancer on June 06, 2005

Authors

R Huxley1, A Ansary-Moghaddam, A Berrington de González, F Barzi, M Woodward

Author Affiliations

1: The George Institute for International Health, The University of Sydney, PO Box M201, Missenden Road, Sydney NSW 2050, Australia. rhuxley@thegeorgeinstitute.org

Associated clinical trials:

Pancreatic Cancer Can be Detected by Adrenomedullin in New Onset Diabetes Patients (PaCANOD) | NCT02456051

Monitoring and Managing Glucose Levels in People With Pancreatic Cancer (PEGASUS) | NCT05132244

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