Red meat also posed a 29% greater relative risk of pancreatic cancer to men

Processed meats such as sausage, bacon, and cold cuts may increase the risk of pancreatic cancer, but only slightly, researchers found.

For every 50-gram serving of moncler jackets processed meat per day -- a couple of slices of ham, for instance -- relative risk of the disease rose by 19%, Susanna Larsson, PhD, of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues reported online in the British Journal of Cancer.

Red meat also posed a 29% greater relative risk of pancreatic cancer to men, they found.

"Relative" may be a key word, here, however, since the risk of pancreatic cancer itself is low.

Marji McCullough, ScD, RD, director of nutritional epidemiology for the American Cancer Society, who wasn't involved in the study, emphasized that the overall risks appear to be "modest," although they are "consistent with associations with red and processed meats seen with other other gastrointestinal cancers."

Several studies have shown a link between meat and stomach and colorectal cancers, but it's been unclear as to whether meat also affects pancreatic cancer risk.

So Larsson and colleagues conducted a meta-analysis of 11 studies totaling more than two million patients, 6,643 of whom had pancreatic cancer.

They found that eating at least 120 grams per moncler day of red meat -- determined to be a "standard" serving -- was associated with a 13% increased relative risk of the disease, but it wasn't significant, and there was major heterogeneity between studies (P<0.001). But when those findings were assessed by subgroup, that serving of red meat was associated with an almost 30% increased risk of pancreatic cancer in men (RR 1.29, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.53), and there wasn't significant heterogeneity between studies. Red meat didn't raise the risk of pancreatic cancer in women, and the researchers said that men generally ate more red meat. That could mean there may be an association between the highest levels of red meat intake and pancreatic cancer risk, they noted. Processed meat, on the other hand, was associated with a significant increase in pancreatic cancer risk all around. For every daily 50-gram standard serving, relative risk of the disease rose 19% (95% CI 1.04 to 1.36). Again, there wasn't moncler 2011 significant heterogeneity between studies.

That increase is likely related to the nitrites and N-nitroso compounds found in processed meats, which have been shown to be carcinogenic and to induce pancreatic cancer in animal models, the researchers wrote.

However, they noted that the association was attenuated and lost significance in a sensitivity analysis that excluded just one of the studies.

Still, McCullough said the findings support American Cancer Society recommendations to limit the intake of red and processed meats to prevent cancer.

"This is more reason to follow a healthy diet, which aside from lowering the risk of cancer, also lowers the risk of heart disease and other diseases as well," she told MedPage Today.

She added that obesity and smoking are already established risk factors for pancreatic cancer.

Larsson and colleagues called for cheap moncler further prospective studies to confirm the findings, which were limited by the individual methodologies of the included studies, the lack of controlling for potential confounders such as weight and diabetes, and challenges in accurately measuring meat consumption.

The six players elected through fan balloting

The League announced the results of its voting campaign Thursday and five of the first six players named to the All-Star Game moncler jackets hail from Ontario-based teams, including four players from the host Ottawa Senators. The game will be played at Ottawa's Scotiabank Place Jan. 29. Live television coverage will be provided by CBC and RDS in Canada and the NBC Sports Network in the United States.

Goalie Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins was the only star able to crash the First Six parade of Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs.

Ottawa defenseman Erik Karlsson led the voting with 939,951 votes, garnering 42,536 more votes than veteran teammate Daniel Alfredsson, the Ottawa captain. Center Jason Spezza is also among the First Six, joined by surprise addition Milan Michalek, who used a stunning last-day push to oust Toronto's Phil Kessel by 42,144 votes for the final forward spot. Kessel had been among the top-three moncler 2011 in forward voting throughout the balloting process.

With Kessel being nipped at the wire, Toronto captain Dion Phaneuf is the only Maple Leafs representative among the First Six. The defenseman earned 614,933 votes to join Karlsson on the blue line.

Thomas, who won the Vezina Trophy and the Conn Smythe Trophy last season as his Bruins claimed the Stanley Cup, topped Toronto's James Reimer by more than 128,000 votes.

The roughly 24 million votes cast is a 66-percent increase from last year's total and is the third-highest total since the All-star ballot went all-digital in 2007.

The six players elected through fan balloting, which ran from Nov. 14 to Jan. 4, will be joined in Ottawa by 36 additional All-Stars, who will be selected later this month. Following the overwhelming success of its debut at last year's All-Star Weekend in Raleigh, the 2012 Molson Canadian NHL All-Star Player Fantasy Draft will be held on Thursday, Jan. 26 to divide the group into the two competing All-Star Teams, each comprised of 12 forwards, six defensemen and three goaltenders.

Despite the heavy Ontario feel of the First Six selections for the All-Star roster, there is quite a bit of talent in play.Moncler shoes for men, cheap moncler men shoes 2011 sale, free shipping.

Karlsson, in his third season, leads all defensemen in points, putting up 37 in 40 games, six more than second-place Brian Campbell. Phaneuf, meanwhile, has an impressive 26 points and is playing almost 26 minutes a game for the Maple Leafs.

Up front, Michalek has 19 goals despite missing several games with injury. Spezza, meanwhile, has 40 points, which is good for No. 11 on the NHL's scoring chart. Alfredsson has just 28 points this season, but has been a fixture in the Ottawa lineup for almost two decades. For his career, Alfredsson has 1,051 points in 1,090 games.

The selection of Thomas is no doubt a reflection of all he accomplished last season in one of the best campaigns ever had by cheap moncler a NHL goalie, but Thomas has been just as good this year. He is 17-6 in 24 starts, posting a 1.90 goals-against average and .a 940 save percentage.