Diabetes has a stronger association with the risk for kidney cancer in women than men, despite men being overall more likely to develop the malignancy, shows a nationwide cohort study from Korea.
Chinese people with new-onset type 2 diabetes have a significantly increased risk for pancreatic cancer relative to the general population, particularly when they are diagnosed at a young age, study findings indicate.
People with type 1 diabetes who take a higher daily dose of insulin may have an increased risk for cancer compared with those on lower doses, US researchers report.
Findings from the prospective Swedish Obese Subjects study suggest that bariatric surgery in people with concomitant type 2 diabetes and obesity is linked to a lower cancer incidence than conventional obesity treatment.
Bariatric surgery is associated with a reduced prevalence of pancreatic cancer in obese individuals with type 2 diabetes, suggest findings from a population-based study presented at UEG Week Virtual 2020.
Type 2 diabetes and weight loss are independently associated with an increased risk for pancreatic cancer, and this risk is further elevated when weight loss occurs together with recent-onset diabetes, according to results from a cohort study.