Healthy existence: Pancreatic cancer, linked to eating habits, grows slowly

Pancreatic cancer, linked to dietary habits, grows slowly - studies

...Based on sophisticated mathematical models, they found it takes an average of 11.7 years for the first cancer cell to develop within a high grade pancreatic lesion, and then another 6.8 years for the cancer to grow and for at least another cancer cell to potentially spread and finally an average of 2.7 years for the disease to kill a patient.

... It is unknown why meat, sugar and potatoes were linked with increased risk of pancreatic cancer. One thing for sure is that cooked potatoes like fries and roasted or grilled meat, particularly red meat contain carcinogens. Sugar can boost the production of insulin-like growth hormone, which is known to promote cancer growth.

On the other hand, the authors of the study found non-citrus fruits, cooked vegetables and pulses may potentially reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer by 59 percent, 43 percent and 41 percent respectively.

Polesel et al concluded "The present study supports an inverse association between fruits and vegetables and pancreatic cancer risk, and it confirms a direct relation with meat. The increased risk for table sugar suggests that insulin resistance may play a role in pancreatic carcinogenesis."

http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite/2/Cancer/pancreatic_cancer_2810100653.html

 

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Jonny