矯正醫生的狂想曲--- Straight teeth and life

2010/04/29

今天電視新聞播出長庚醫院林杰樑醫師(他是Luke 北醫同學)的訪談

提到喝太多碳酸飲料將增加胰臟癌風險

其實二月份的期刊論文即已刊出

特別將它找出來,給大家看看~~

總之, 別喝太多飲料啦~~ 

***Soft Drink Consumption Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

      一週兩次以上喝含糖飲料將增加胰臟癌風險

February 16, 2010 — The regular consumption of sugar-laden soft drinks could boost a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer. The results of a new study found that individuals who consumed 2 or more soft drinks per week had an 87% increased risk for pancreatic cancer, compared with those who did not.

Even after taking factors such as smoking, caloric intake, and type 2 diabetes mellitus into account, the authors found that consuming soft drinks might play an independent role in the development of pancreatic cancer.

The finding is reported in the February issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Both soft drinks and fruit juices have a high glycemic load relative to other foods and drinks, and it has been hypothesized that both are risk factors for pancreatic cancer. The high levels of sugar can increase levels of insulin in the body, and this can contribute to pancreatic cancer cell growth, the researchers explain.

Association Not Seen With Fruit Juice

However, this study did not find an association between consumption of juice and an increased risk for pancreatic cancer.

Clinical Context

Carcinoma of the pancreas has high metastatic potential and poor prognosis because of lack of good treatment options and late presentation,

with a 5-year survival time of less than 5% and no specific primary preventive strategies available.

Smoking, obesity, and diabetes mellitus have been reported as risk factors for pancreatic cancer.

Also, high glycemic foods that may predispose to diabetes may predispose to pancreatic cancer.

This is a prospective, 14-year cohort study of Chinese people living in Singapore to examine the association between consumption of soft drinks and fruit juice and the risk for the development of pancreatic cancer.

• Consumption of 2 or more soft drinks weekly is associated with an increased risk for pancreatic cancer in the Chinese population.
• Consumption of 2 or more fruit drinks weekly is not associated with an increased risk for pancreatic cancer overall, but the risk is increased in nonsmokers.