Study links smoking, pancreatic cancer. (cigarette smoking increases risk by 70%) (Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: October 22, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

The numbers tell a grim story: Fewer than half of all people diagnosed with cancer of the pancreas survive more than a year; fewer than 5 percent live 5 years. The disease occurs almost 50 percent more frequently among blacks than whites and affects more men than women. It kills approximately 25,000 people in the United States each year -- making it the fifth leading cause of death from cancer.

Now, researchers have found a way to reduce those numbers with just two words: Stop smoking.

A new report warns that cigarette smoking increases the risk of developing pancreatic ...

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