While it’s not completely certain, it would seem that there is very little, if any, association between fruit consumption and pancreatic cancer. In fact, there might actually an opposite association.
This scientific literature on association of dietary patterns and cancer is worth a read: World Cancer Research Fund / American Institute for Cancer Research. Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective.
About the study: “The Report took six years to produce, and the process was transparent, objective and comprehensive. First, the global scientific literature was searched for relevant studies. Initial searches found some half a million studies, which were soon culled to 22,000. Ultimately, over 7,000 scientific studies were deemed relevant and met the report’s rigorous criteria. These studies were independently reviewed, compiled and presented to an Expert Panel of 21 world-renowned scientists.”
Quote from this document: “Six cohort studies, 16 case-control studies, and 8 ecological studies investigated fruits and pancreatic cancer. All six cohort studies showed decreased risk for the highest intake groups when compared to the lowest, statistically significant in one …Meta-analysis was possible on three cohort studies, giving a summary effect estimate of 0.92 (95% CI 0.81–1.04) per 100 g/day, with no heterogeneity.“
In summary, many studies have been done on diet & pancreatic cancer, and they seems to be no association between fruit consumption and pancreatic cancer. Actually, it would seem there is a (non-statistically significant) trend toward REDUCED risk of pancreatic cancer with very high fruit consumption. So in (almost) conclusion fruit probably does not and will not cause pancreatic cancer in the body.
Red meat (beef, pork, lamb, and goat) is the only food group that has (limited) evidence that it increases the risk of pancreatic cancer. “Seven cohort studies and four case-control studies investigated red meat. Nearly all of the studies showed increased risk with increased intake.”
