Tag: Cancer

Not Liking the Pink Ribbon

I don’t like the pink ribbon. It’s not because it’s pink. It’s not because football players look idiotic wearing pink shoes during games. And it’s…
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Metformin Recalls: What You Need to Know

Diabetes and Cancer: Can Metformin Treat Both?

The association between diabetes and cancer was first noted over 100 years ago, but physicians have become increasingly aware of this association only in the last few years as recent studies have demonstrated that having diabetes increases the risk of almost all types of cancer. The risk of pancreatic, liver, and endometrial cancer is approximately twice that of the non-diabetic population. Some studies have reported a similar increase in the risk of bladder cancer and in cancers of the oral cavity.
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Diabetes and Cancer Risk

In the past few days there have been a few news reports announcing that diabetes reduces the risk of cancer among men.  Cancer is a very big concern…
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Type 2 Diabetes Increases Cancer Risk in Woman but Protects Men

Type 2 diabetes appears to reduce the risk of prostate cancer in men, but appears to increase the risk of some cancers in women, researchers in Israel said. Diabetes UK reports on a study led by Dr. Gabriel Chodick and Dr. Varda Shalev of Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine. The study examined 16,721 people with diabetes and determined the relative
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Is Lantus Insulin Linked to Increased Risk of Cancer? New Study Begins

Recently published studies suggested that insulin glargine (a synthetic insulin preparation marketed under the trade name Lantus), may be associated with a higher risk of certain cancers than other insulins or oral glucose lowering medications. However, these studies were unable to control for important factors such as obesity that may have driven the association...
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