Body mass index and risk, age of onset, and survival in patients with pancreatic cancer.

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Published in JAMA on June 24, 2009

Authors

Donghui Li1, Jeffrey S Morris, Jun Liu, Manal M Hassan, R Sue Day, Melissa L Bondy, James L Abbruzzese

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, Unit 426, University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. dli@mdanderson.org

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