Pancreatic cancer in type 1 and young-onset diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis.

Full Abstract

We conducted a systematic review of the risk of pancreatic cancer in people with type I and young-onset diabetes. In three cohort and six case-control studies, the relative risk for pancreatic cancer in people with (vs without) diabetes was 2.00 (95% confidence interval 1.37-3.01) based on 39 cases with diabetes.

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Author information

Author/s: Stevens, R J (RJ); Roddam, A W (AW); Beral, V (V);

Affiliation: Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford, Richard Doll Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7LF, UK. richard.stevens(-atsign-)ceu.ox.ac.uk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Meta-Analysis; Review

Journal: British journal of cancer (Br J Cancer), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Feb; vol 96 (issue 3) : pp 507-9

Dates: Created 2007/02/07; Completed 2007/03/21;

PMID: 17224924, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

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Case-Control Studies
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 - complications
Humans

Humans
Pancreatic Neoplasms - etiology
Risk Factors

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