[Pancreas cancer].
In Japan, the number of deaths due to pancreas cancer and its crude mortality in both males and females are increasing. Though the age-adjusted mortality of females seems to have reached a plateau, there might be an outbreak of this cancer in the future, since that young people nowadays like fast food, much of which contains considerable animal protein. There were significant correlations between the annual crude mortality of this cancer and the annual consumption of animal foods, animal protein and fat in Hokkaido from 1975 to 1997. Taking in less animal food and more plant food is important in the primary prevention of this cancer.
Department of Public Health, Sapporo Medical University, South 1, West 17, Chuo-ku, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan.
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D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*