Journal article
Trajectories of body mass index, from adolescence to older adulthood, and pancreatic cancer risk; a population-based case–control study in Ontario, Canada
Abstract
PurposePancreatic cancer has the highest fatality rate of all cancers. Adulthood obesity is an established risk factor for pancreatic cancer; however, life-course obesity is not well understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between body mass index (BMI) trajectories throughout the life-course and pancreatic cancer risk.MethodsA population-based case–control study was conducted (2011–2013) in Ontario, Canada. Cases were …
Authors
De Rubeis V; Cotterchio M; Smith BT; Griffith LE; Borgida A; Gallinger S; Cleary S; Anderson LN
Journal
Cancer Causes & Control, Vol. 30, No. 9, pp. 955–966
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
September 2019
DOI
10.1007/s10552-019-01197-9
ISSN
0957-5243