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Diabetes Linked to Bowel Cancer

Posted: Monday, October 03, 2005

New study suggests that people with diabetes could be up to three times more likely to get bowel cancer.

Diabetes Raises Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Thursday, August 25, 2005

Risk of colorectal cancer in men with diabetes was 49% higher than that in men who didn’t have diabetes, results from a study of 45,000 men.

Bowel Cancer Risk Higher for Men with Diabetes

Posted: Friday, July 22, 2005

Having diabetes apparently raises men's risk of developing colorectal cancer

Insulin Therapy Linked to Colorectal Cancer

Posted: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

The risk for people on more than five years of insulin therapy was four times higher than the no-insulin group. People with type 2 diabetes who require long-term insulin therapy may be at greater risk of colorectal cancer, a small study suggests.

High Blood Sugars and Insulin Levels, Increase Risk For Colon Cancer

Posted: Friday, February 13, 2004

"The growing recognition that colorectal cancer may be promoted by hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance suggests that a diet inducing high blood glucose levels and an elevated insulin response may contribute to a metabolic environment conducive to tumor growth," write Susan Higginbotham and colleagues from the University of California at Los Angeles.