Cur curative intent DM diabetes mellitus FCR Finnish Cancer Registry HILMO the Care Register for Health Care in Finland ICD the International Classification of Diseases NCSP Nordic Classification of Surgical Procedures NOD new-onset diabetes PC pancreatic cancer TNM tumor, node, and metastasis 1 Introduction Pancreatic cancer (PC) has a dismal prognosis since most patients have a reported median overall survival of less than 6 months, regardless of disease stage [1, 2].