In one of the largest studies of its kind, UCSF researchers have found that eating lots of fruits and vegetables - particularly vegetables -- is associated with about a 50 percent reduction in the risk of developing pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose and remains largely untreatable. It kills about 30,000 people in the U.S. each year and has a five-year survival under four percent.
High-vegetable diet linked to protection against pancreatic cancer
