Common Inflammatory Genes Link Pancreatic Cancer with Obesity and Diabetes

Common inflammatory genes link pancreatic cancer with obesity and diabetes

New research shows that the same genes are active in pancreatic cancer, obesity and diabetes, helping to explain why people with metabolic disease often face poorer cancer outcomes and pointing to future ways to predict recurrence and develop more targeted treatments.

Pancreatic Cancer Shares Genetic Drivers with Obesity and Diabetes

Researchers at the University of Birmingham have found that the same genes are active in pancreatic cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Their findings, published in Cancer Medicine, could finally provide an explanation to why metabolic disease is a major risk factor for pancreatic cancer.  “We know that people with obesity or diabetes tend to have worse outcomes from pancreatic cancer, but the biological reasons have not been clear,” says Animesh Ach…