Doctors link diabetes to cancer

A new study has shown that diabetes significantly increases the risk of developing cancer. For women, the risk is even higher. Specifically, researchers at the George Institute for Global Health found that diabetes (Type 1 and Type 2) increased the risk of leukemia and cancers of the stomach, mouth, and kidneys women than men. In contrast, women with diabetes are less likely than men to develop liver cancer. These results were published in Diabetologia .

The lead author of the study, Dr. Toshiaki Ohkuma, a researcher at the George Institute for Global Health, said, "The link between diabetes and the risk of developing cancer is now firmly established (…). number of people with diabetes has doubled globally over the last 30 years, but we still have a lot to learn about this disease and it is vital that we do more research so that people with diabetes and the community are aware of the increased risk of cancer in this population. "

Women are often sub-contracted

In the cohort, women with diabetes were 27% more likely to develop cancer than women without diabetes. diabetics. In men, the risk was 19% higher. Overall, women with diabetes were 6% more likely to develop some form of cancer than men with diabetes. The risk of developing kidney cancer (11% higher), oral cancer (13% higher), stomach cancer (14% higher) and leukemia (15% higher) were significantly higher in women with diabetes than men with this disease. In the case of liver cancer, the risk was 12% lower in women with diabetes than in men with diabetes

"Historically, we know that women are often outsourced when they have the first symptoms of diabetes, are less likely to receive intensive care, and do not take as many medications as men. All of this may partly explain why women with diabetes are at greater risk of developing cancer, but without more research, we can not be sure, "says Dr. Sanne Peters, another author of University Institute for Global Health

3.5 million people reached

Between 2000 and 2009, the prevalence rate of diabetes in France has steadily increased. It has even progressed faster than expected, reflecting a real growth of the epidemic. It is estimated that more than 3.5 million people are affected. In Focus, as leading causes of diabetes: overweight, obesity, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle and low physical activity. Insulin resistance (type 2 diabetes) affects more than 90% of people with diabetes. Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) refers to about 10% of people with diabetes

Diabetes is a disorder of the badimilation, use and storage of sugars brought by food. This results in a high level of glucose in the blood (also called blood glucose): it is called hyperglycemia.