Chance of developing some of the most lethal tumours up to five times higher in women recently diagnosed with conditionPeople who develop type 2 diabetes face an increased risk of some of the most lethal cancers, including liver and pancreatic tumours, with the greatest rises in women, research suggests.The analysis of health records from 95,000 people found that the risk of pancreatic cancer was nearly twice as high, and the chance of developing liver cancer almost five times as high, in women recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Continue reading...
A study found that type 2 diabetes significantly increases the risk of liver and pancreatic cancers, particularly in women. New-onset diabetes was linked to a near doubling of pancreatic cancer risk and a near five-fold increase in liver cancer risk in women, and a 74% increase and near quadrupling in men, respectively, after five years. The risk of bowel cancer also increased. Researchers suspect that high insulin levels, high blood glucose, and chronic inflammation may be driving the increased cancer risk.
