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SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

New-Onset Diabetes Is an Early Clue to Pancreatic Cancer


Originally published by our sister publication Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News

By Marcus A. Banks

WASHINGTON—New-onset diabetes in adults older than 50 years of age could be a manifestation of pancreatic cancer, with increasing glucose levels starting months before a cancer diagnosis, according to new research.

When coupled with weight loss, the risk for underlying pancreatic cancer increases to a level similar to that found when a person has a family history of pancreatic cancer, said