Soda Pop Increases Risk of Pancreatic Cancer by Howard Jamison on February 14, 2010

Cancer of the pancreas was diagnosed in about 42,000 people in the U.S. in 2009, according to American Cancer Society estimates, and about 35,240 deaths from this chronic disease.

Drinking soda pop appears to nearly double the risk of getting pancreatic cancer, according to recent research.

Lead author Noel T. Mueller, MPH, a research associate at the Cancer Control Program at Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C. stated “People who drank two or more soft drinks a week had an 87% increased risk – or nearly twice the risk – of pancreatic cancer compared to individuals consuming no soft drinks”.

The research evaluated 60,524 men and women enrolled in a Singapore Chinese Health Study for up to 14 years, looking at their diet and whether they got cancer.

Of course the beverage industry took strong exception to the study.

The study is published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.

More research info: http://cebp.aacrjournals.org/content/19/2/447

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Reference : http://www.alternativehealthzone.com/health-news-flash/soda-pop-increases-risk-of-pancreatic-cancer