Thursday, 13 December 2012

Breast-cancer survivors at higher risk for diabetes

Women who survive breast cancer have an increased risk of developing diabetes, especially if they have been treated with chemotherapy, a new study shows. The research, published in the medical journal Diabetologia, shows that women with breast cancer saw their risk of diabetes rise modestly (by 7 per cent) two years after diagnosis. Read more here.

Study mentioned: Lipscombe L, et al. Incidence of diabetes among postmenopausal breast cancer survivors. Diabetologia. Online first 2012.

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