Soft Drinks and Cancer?

Soft drink consumption may be linked to pancreatic cancer risk.
The Minneapolis Star Tribune (2/8, Hanson) reports that "a University of Minnesota study suggests that drinking two or more soft drinks a week nearly doubles the risk of developing pancreatic cancer." Investigators "studied the dietary habits of more than 60,000 adults in Singapore for 14 years." The researchers "found that those who drank high amounts of sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages were 87 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer than those who did not."
The Washington Post (2/8, Huget) "The Checkup" blog reported that "the study, funded by the National Cancer Institute, notes that lifestyles in Singapore have much in common with those in the US and that the findings should apply to Caucasians as well as to the Asians who were tracked."