Obesity and Pancreatic Cancer

[Guest guest]

This is really interesting...

all the best,

TEresa

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 225 --- yeah! Plateau is officially broken!

Want to send this story to another AOL member? Click on the heart at the top

of this window.

Obesity Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

..c The Associated Press

On the Net:

JAMA: http://jama.ama-assn.org

CHICAGO (AP) - Obesity and inactivity may significantly increase the risk of

cancer of the pancreas, a hard-to-treat disease that kills nearly 29,000

Americans each year, a study found.

The findings bolster evidence that the disease is linked to abnormal insulin

production and diabetes, and suggest that lifestyle changes might help

decrease the risk, the researchers said.

The study by researchers at Harvard's School of Public Health and affiliated

hospitals is based on data from two general health studies involving more

than 150,000 female nurses and male health workers nationwide followed for up

to 20 years.

The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical

Association.

Obesity and inactivity have been linked to numerous health problems,

including other types of cancer.

Until now, cigarette smoking was the only convincing ``modifiable'' risk

factor linked to pancreatic cancer, Drs. Gapstur and Gann of

Northwestern University said in an accompanying commentary. If additional

research confirms the findings, there could be ``a profound impact'' on

public health.

``These factors could account for as much as 15 percent of all pancreatic

cancer cases beyond those attributable to smoking,'' Gapstur and Gann said.

In the study, researcher Dominique Michaud and colleagues said 350 cases of

pancreatic cancer occurred during the follow-up. An increased risk was found

in participants with a body-mass index of at least 25, which is considered

just slightly overweight.

The biggest risk was in obese participants, with a body-mass index of at

least 30, who were 72 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than

normal-weight people.

Walking or hiking at least four hours weekly was associated with a 54 percent

reduction on average in pancreatic cancer risk in overweight and obese

participants.

AP-NY-08-21-01 1601EDT

Copyright 2001 The Associated Press.

[Guest guest]

This is really interesting...

all the best,

TEresa

lap ds with gallbladder removal

January 25, 2001

Dr. Gagner/Mt. Sinai/NYC

preop: 307 lbs/bmi 45

now: 225 --- yeah! Plateau is officially broken!

Want to send this story to another AOL member? Click on the heart at the top

of this window.

Obesity Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

..c The Associated Press

On the Net:

JAMA: http://jama.ama-assn.org

CHICAGO (AP) - Obesity and inactivity may significantly increase the risk of

cancer of the pancreas, a hard-to-treat disease that kills nearly 29,000

Americans each year, a study found.

The findings bolster evidence that the disease is linked to abnormal insulin

production and diabetes, and suggest that lifestyle changes might help

decrease the risk, the researchers said.

The study by researchers at Harvard's School of Public Health and affiliated

hospitals is based on data from two general health studies involving more

than 150,000 female nurses and male health workers nationwide followed for up

to 20 years.

The findings appear in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical

Association.

Obesity and inactivity have been linked to numerous health problems,

including other types of cancer.

Until now, cigarette smoking was the only convincing ``modifiable'' risk

factor linked to pancreatic cancer, Drs. Gapstur and Gann of

Northwestern University said in an accompanying commentary. If additional

research confirms the findings, there could be ``a profound impact'' on

public health.

``These factors could account for as much as 15 percent of all pancreatic

cancer cases beyond those attributable to smoking,'' Gapstur and Gann said.

In the study, researcher Dominique Michaud and colleagues said 350 cases of

pancreatic cancer occurred during the follow-up. An increased risk was found

in participants with a body-mass index of at least 25, which is considered

just slightly overweight.

The biggest risk was in obese participants, with a body-mass index of at

least 30, who were 72 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than

normal-weight people.

Walking or hiking at least four hours weekly was associated with a 54 percent

reduction on average in pancreatic cancer risk in overweight and obese

participants.

AP-NY-08-21-01 1601EDT

Copyright 2001 The Associated Press.

[Guest guest]

Hi. I'm new to the group here but I have a consultation with Dr. Herron at

Mt. Sinai on October 4th. I am hoping to have the DS w/gallbladder removed.

I'm trying to find a place to stay while in NYC. Does anyonr know of any

reasonable places that are close to the hospital? Also I heard the surgeons

at Mt. Sinai don't like to remove your gallblatter at the same time as the DS

surgery is this true? And what is the rational?

Thanks

Gabby

[Guest guest]

Hi. I'm new to the group here but I have a consultation with Dr. Herron at

Mt. Sinai on October 4th. I am hoping to have the DS w/gallbladder removed.

I'm trying to find a place to stay while in NYC. Does anyonr know of any

reasonable places that are close to the hospital? Also I heard the surgeons

at Mt. Sinai don't like to remove your gallblatter at the same time as the DS

surgery is this true? And what is the rational?

Thanks

Gabby