Gallstone disease may be predictor of pancreatic cancer

Patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma were six times more likely to have had cholelithiasis or cholecystitis in the year before diagnosis compared with the general population, according to data presented at Digestive Disease Week.“Pancreatic cancer is often fatal, because it is frequently not diagnosed until its later stages. What complicates the initial diagnosis is that early symptoms often mirror those associated with gallstone disease and gallbladder inflammation, both of which have been demonstrated to be risk factors for pancreatic cancer,” Teviah E. Sachs, MD, MPH,Read More

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