The Diabetes-Cancer Link
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Type 2 diabetes is associated with increased risks for several cancers, including colon,1 postmenopausal breast,2 pancreatic,3 liver,4 endometrial,5 and bladder6 cancers and non-Hodgkins lymphoma.7 Type 2 diabetes is also linked to a modest decrease in the risk for prostate cancer.8 However, diabetes does not reduce aggressive forms, and prostate cancer mortality rates are higher among men with diabetes.9,10 Overall, increased cancer mortality associated with diabetes reflects both increased cancer incidence and decreased survival among people with diabetes who develop cancer.11–13 Research is underway examining how antihyperglycemic medications may affect cancer risk and progression. Some evidence suggests that metformin may decrease risk, and researchers are exploring whether it might even play a role in the treatment of some cancers.14,15
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