Popular Diabetes Treatment Could Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer

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Popular Diabetes Treatment Could Trigger Pancreatitis, Pancreatic Cancer

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A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on the pancreas that could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users. Sitagliptin, sold in pill form as Januvia, caused abnormalities in the pancreas of some test rats.

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Tags: Pancreatic Disease, Diabetes, Diabetes Type 2 Medication, Type 2 Diabetes, Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer, Drug, Januvia

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Popular diabetes treatment could trigger pancreatitis, pancreatic cancer

physorg.com — “A drug widely used to treat Type 2 diabetes may have unintended effects on the pancreas that could lead to a form of low-grade pancreatitis in some patients and a greater risk of pancreatic cancer in long-term users, UCLA researchers have found.View full resource at physorg.com

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