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Bowel Cancer Risk Higher
for Men with Diabetes
posted July 22, 2005
Having diabetes apparently raises
men's risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Lead investigator Susanna C. Larsson stated that, "Our findings suggest that
colorectal cancer may be added to the list of diabetes complications."
Ms. Larsson of the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, and her colleagues note in
the journal Diabetes Care that some, but not all, epidemiological studies have
detected an increased risk of colorectal cancer in people with diabetes.
To investigate further, the researchers followed 45,550 men who were enrolled in
a population-based study in 1997 when they were 45 to 79 years of age.
During an average follow-up of 6 years, there were 411 cases of colorectal
cancers. After factoring in age and other variables, the researchers found that
diabetes was associated with a 49 percent higher likelihood of developing both
colon and rectal cancer.
These findings, the team concludes, "support the hypothesis" that high insulin
levels or factors related to insulin resistance may play a role in triggering
colon cancer.
Source: Diabetes In Control.com: Diabetes Care, July 2005.
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