A study published in 2010 which analyzed data collected for 60,524 Chinese adults in Singapore demonstrated that those people who consume two or more sugar-sweetened soft drinks weekly were at higher risk of suffering from pancreatic cancer compared with those who do not drink sugary drinks.
However, the researchers did not find a link was found between juice consumption and pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatic cancer is a rapidly fatal cancer in adults. Fewer than 5% of patients survive five or more years after being diagnosed with this form of cancer.
Published: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 2010.