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…
Tag: Cancer
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.
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…
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
According to an American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) press release, new research presented at the AACR 101st Annual Meeting 2010 suggests the type 2 diabetes drug may soon be used in the prevention of lung cancer....
So, should you stop drinking soda? Yes, but not because of the risk of pancreatic cancer. You should mostly stop drinking soda because...
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...