
Deadly cancer type linked to obesity and high stress levels
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Obesity and stress could magnify the risk of one of the most aggressive types of cancer, a new study suggests. Pancreatic cancer has a five-year survival rate of just 13%.
In the study, mice that ate a high-fat diet were more likely to develop precancerous lesions. When stress levels were also raised through social isolation, the lesions grew even more. Melissa Rudy is senior health editor and a member of the lifestyle team at Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to melissa.rudy@fox.com.
The stress-related cancer risk was more pronounced in female mice.
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