Obese pancreatic cancer is twice as likely to have cancer or die . Median survival is half as long for patients with BMI over 35 than for those under 35 . Researcher : ` ` It 's not just the tumor that is different , it 's the environment ... '' Obesity is associated with worse outcomes in other types of cancer too .
Obese pancreatic cancer patients twice as likely to have recurrence or die . Median survival is half as long for patients with BMI over 35 than for BMI under 23 . Researcher : `` It 's not just the tumor that is different , it 's the environment ... '' Obesity is associated with worse outcomes in other types of tumors too .