Obesity during early adulthood raises the chances that a person will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, according to a study.
Li said the study also examined the link between BMI, which is calculated according to a person's weight and height, cancer occurrence and the chances of survival among patients.
The researchers found that obese youths between the age of 14 and 19 years old had a 60 per cent higher chance of developing pancreatic cancer than their less overweight peers.
Obese individuals between the age of 20 and 40 were two to three times more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, but the risk leveled off for those who gained the weight in their 40s and was statistically insignificant for those 50 and above.
The study also found that obese or overweight individuals were more likely to develop pancreatic cancer earlier on their lives. ng into politics," added the source.
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