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Cancer incidence rates increased for several cancer types in many of the countries studied; however, other than colorectal cancer, these increases occurred in both younger and older adults.

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Across the board, for all outcomes—acute pancreatitis, all-cause mortality, hospitalizations, ICU admissions—we saw significant reductions in patients on GLP-1s compared to chronic pancreatitis patients not on these drugs.” – Mahmoud Y. Madi, MD