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Review
. 2018 Feb;98(1):1-12.
doi: 10.1016/j.suc.2017.09.001.

Prevention and Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Avram M Cooperman  1 , Mazen E Iskandar  2 , Michael G Wayne  3 , Justin G Steele  3
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Review

Prevention and Early Detection of Pancreatic Cancer

Avram M Cooperman et al. Surg Clin North Am. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

Preventing cancer has much to offer. Aside from plummeting health care costs, we might enjoy a healthier life free of cancer and chronic disease. Prevention requires the adoption of healthier choices and a moderate amount of exercise. The supporting evidence is observational, clinical, and partly common sense. Further investigations reveal several substances in a whole-food plant-based diet that have protective effects and an inhibitory effect on tumor development. For pancreatic cancer, the basis of cure remains a century old operation that rarely cures. With little to lose, prevention deserves center stage and additional studies.

Keywords: Cancer of the pancreas (CaP); Latent/indolent disease; Western illness; Whole-food plant-based diet (WFPBD).

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