Impact of diabetes mellitus on the outcome of pancreatic cancer.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) has the potential to impact the pathogenesis, treatment, and outcome of pancreatic cancer. This study evaluates the impact of DM on pancreatic cancer survival.We conducted a retrospective cohort study from the Veterans Affairs (VA) Central Cancer Registry (VACCR) for pancreati...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Shaalan Beg, Alok Kumar Dwivedi, Syed Arif Ahmad, Sadia Ali, Olugbenga Olowokure
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4039482?pdf=render