Factors influencing the diagnostic basis in pancreatic cancer. A study within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort
The rates of MC in subjects diagnosed with pancreatic cancer continued to be relatively low. Age and sex are the two main factors that powerfully influence MC. Hence, age and sex must be considered when designing and analyzing clinical and epidemiological studies, as well as in clinical practice. The consistently lower rates of MC in female patients suggest an ingrained sex-related diagnostic bias, which may require specific policies to be counterbalanced.
Authors
- Ane Dorronsoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0226-5358)
- Salvatore Panico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5498-8312)
- María‐Dolores Chirlaque (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9242-3040)
- Marie Breeur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1251-8360)
- Thérèse Truong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2943-6786)
- José Pumarega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6950-6702)
- Carlotta Sacerdote (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8008-5096)
- Rosario Tumino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2666-414X)
- Sara Grioni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5891-8426)
- Miquel Porta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1684-7428)
- Marcela Guevara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9242-6364)
- Ana Maria Nunes Gimenez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6187-0718)
- Verena Katzke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6509-6555)
- Calogero Saieva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0117-1608)
- Sandra M. Colorado‐Yohar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6700-0780)
- Magda Gasull (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4546-3650)
- Anja Olsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4788-503X)
- Christina C. Dahm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0481-2893)
- Marta Crous‐Bou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1493-4288)
- Pietro Ferrari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2512-6561)
- Anne Marie Tjønneland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4385-2097)
- Paolo Vineis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8935-4566)
- Gianluca Severi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7157-419X)
- Maria-José Sánchez
- Léa Bouteille
Institutions
- Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ES)
- Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” (IT)
- Inserm (FR)
- Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES)
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines (FR)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Université Paris-Saclay (FR)
- Basque Government (ES)
- Institut Gustave Roussy (FR)
- Bellvitge University Hospital (ES)
- Instituto de Salud Pública de Navarra (ES)
- Centre de recherche en Epidémiologie et Santé des Populations (FR)
- Institut Català d'Oncologia (ES)
- Central Denmark Region (DK)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- Italian institute for Genomic Medicine (IT)
- Italian Association for Cancer Research (IT)
- Hospital Del Mar (ES)
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (ES)
- Servicio Murciano de Salud (ES)
- Danish Cancer Society (DK)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES)
- Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori (IT)
- Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre (GB)
- Centre international de recherche sur le cancer (FR)
- Andalusian School of Public Health (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctarc.2025.101009
- Primary Topic
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Compagnia di San Paolo
- Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
- Fundació la Marató de TV3
- Cancer Research UK
- National Institute for Health and Care Research
- Imperial College London
- European Commission
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
- ZonMw
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung
- Cancerfonden
- Generalitat de Catalunya
- Ministero della Salute
- Vetenskapsrådet
- Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro
- Deutsche Krebshilfe
- Institut Gustave-Roussy
- Mutuelle Générale de l'Education Nationale
- World Cancer Research Fund
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
- NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre
- School of Public Health, Imperial College London