People with pancreatic cancer are more likely than those without the disease to have been infected with the hepatitis B virus, a study has shown for the first time.
The finding suggests that hepatitis B - already known to cause liver cancer in some patients - may also increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of tumor.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/study-links-pancreatic-cancer-hepatitis-b
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/denise-grady
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-herald-tribune-bangkok
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cancer
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hepatitis
