Sunday, August 19, 2007

Obesity And Sedentary Lifestyle Increases Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer

Bad cancer alert!

Pancreatic cancer is a baddie.
"A protein that dwindles in response to obesity and a sedentary lifestyle may one day help doctors predict which people are at increased risk for pancreatic cancer, new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and collaborating scientists indicates."
Though "work remains to determine if the protein -- whose acronym stands for insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 -- is a reliable indicator of pancreatic cancer risk," seems as if there are still many, more immediate reasons not to be a porker.

Depends on your threshold for concern.

Be concerned.

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