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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2000 92(3):192-194; doi:10.1093/jnci/92.3.192
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Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 3, 192-194, February 2, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press

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Diabetes and Cancer: Scientists Search for a Possible Link

Nancy Volkers

Scientists are searching aggressively for a link between diabetes and cancer; more than a dozen studies have been published in the past 3 years. While most explored the relationships between type II diabetes and pancreatic cancer, the studies also found associations between diabetes and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and colorectal, prostate, endometrial, liver, breast, and renal cell cancers.

The strongest hypothesis to explain why diabetes might increase the risk for certain cancers revolves around hyperinsulinemia, the high blood levels of insulin characteristic of diabetes. "From animal studies we know that high insulin levels can directly promote tumor growth," . . . [Full Text of this Article]

A Link to Pancreatic Cancer


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