Plasma Adiponectin: A Possible Link Between Fat Metabolism and Pancreatic Cancer Risk | Zendy

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Plasma Adiponectin: A Possible Link Between Fat Metabolism and Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Author(s) -

Jianliang Zhang,

Steven N. Hochwald

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

jnci journal of the national cancer institute

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.797

H-Index - 356

eISSN - 1460-2105

pISSN - 0027-8874

DOI - 10.1093/jnci/djs522

Subject(s) - adiponectin , pancreatic cancer , link (geometry) , medicine , endocrinology , metabolism , oncology , cancer , insulin resistance , obesity , computer science , computer network

Body fat may not just make you less attractive but may also increase your odds of developing pancreatic cancer, according to Bao et al., whose findings are published in this issue of the Journal (1). They report that a fat-derived hormone adiponectin in the circulation is inversely associated with pancreatic cancer risk. Likewise, the adiponectin-tumor risk association is independent of sex, age, smoking status, and other potential risk factors.

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