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High bodily levels of the trace elements nickel and selenium may lower the risk of developing the most common type of pancreatic cancer, finds research published online in Gut.

This research can help to raise public awareness of the importance of eating healthily, not smoking and exercising regularly. Most people will be familiar with the link between smoking and lung cancer but its link to pancreatic cancer will be news for many as will the link to being overweight. 

A research team from the University of Nottingham and ClinRisk Ltd, led by Professor Julia Hippisley-Cox, have developed a simple online calculator that could help family GPs to detect pancreatic cancer earlier and so offer many more patients the chance of surgery.

Macmillan's research provides further evidence of how badly people with pancreatic cancer fare compared to other cancer patients.

We respond to latest news that certain mouth bacteria can signal pancreatic cancer.