Abstract
There is evidence to suggest that diabetes may increase the risk of incidence and mortality from cancer. METHODS: In a cohort study using record-linkage health-care datasets for Tayside, Scotland in 1993-2004, we followed up 9577 newly diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes, and two matched non-diabetic comparators, in the national cancer register. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The risk ratio for any cancer, adjusted for deprivation, was 0.99 (95% CI 0.90-1.09). Significantly increased risks were observed for pancreatic, liver and colon cancer. British Journal of Cancer ( 2009) 101, 1199-1201. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605240 www.bjcancer.com Published online 18 August 2009 (C) 2009 Cancer Research UK
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1199-1201 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | British Journal of Cancer |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 29 Sept 2009 |
Keywords
- type 2 diabetes
- cohort study
- survival analysis
- epidemiology
- COLORECTAL-CANCER
- MELLITUS
- MORTALITY