Pancreatic cancer associated with obesity and diabetes: an alternative approach for its targeting

Abstract Background Pancreatic cancer (PC) is among foremost causes of cancer related deaths worldwide due to generic symptoms, lack of effective screening strategies and resistance to chemo- and radiotherapies. The risk factors associated with PC include several metabolic disorders such as obesity,...

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Main Authors: Ramesh Pothuraju, Satyanarayana Rachagani, Wade M. Junker, Sanjib Chaudhary, Viswanathan Saraswathi, Sukhwinder Kaur, Surinder K. Batra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13046-018-0963-4