Body Mass Index and Risk, Age of Onset, and Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer

Obesity has been implicated as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer.To demonstrate the association of excess body weight across an age cohort and the risk, age of onset, and overall survival of patients with pancreatic cancer.A case-control study of 841 patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma and 754 healthy individuals frequency matched by age, race, and sex. The study was conducted at a university cancer center in the United States from 2004 to...