Diabetes therapy and cancer risk: where do we stand when treating patients? Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The pathophysiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus conveys increased cancer risk, and any antidiabetic drug may alter that risk in a favorable or unfavorable way. This article discusses the links between diabetes and cancer, the different agents available for treating diabetes, and the cancer risk associated with these therapies.

publication date

  • October 1, 2014

Research

keywords

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Hypoglycemic Agents
  • Neoplasms

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84908150582

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.3949/ccjm.81a.13140

PubMed ID

  • 25274656

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 81

issue

  • 10