Adding sugar to your coffee or tea doesn't seem to raise your chances of getting pancreatic cancer, according to a study that compared people who use a lot of sugar to those who use very little.

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Added sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and beverages and the risk of pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study.

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2008 Aug

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Added sugar and sugar-sweetened foods and beverages and the risk of pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study.

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DOI: 10.1093/AJCN/88.2.431

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