A major new study has confirmed the link between diabetes and cancer. The new research also warns that the risk of cancer is sex-specific in people with diabetes.
The study suggests that a diagnosis of diabetes places a person at an increased risk of various types of cancer.
Now, a review analyzing the data collected by 47 studies from across the globe — including the United States, United Kingdom, China, Australia, and Japan, to name but a few — confirms, beyond doubt, that diabetes heightens the risk for cancer.
The study authors note that women with diabetes are especially affected. They appear to be more exposed than men to the development of malign tumors.
The findings of this global review — which assessed the health-related data of almost 20 million people — are discussed in a paper now published in the journal Diabetologia.
The review was conducted by researchers led by Dr. Toshiaki Ohkuma, from the…
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