Oncology

Aspirin Ingredient Helps Treat Diabetes

Researchers have revealed a connection between an ingredient in aspirin and a protein that helps to regulate cell growth and metabolism that could lead to new treatments for cancer and type 2 diabetes.They found that salicylate can improve the...

Diabetes, Overweight Linked to a 64-92% Higher Risk for Breast Cancer

A new study found an association between being diabetic and overweight, and increased risk of breast cancer....

Diabetic Pancreatic Cancer Patients Live Longer with Diabetes Drug

About 80 percent of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer also have diabetes.

Coffee Drinking Decreases Risk for Diabetes and Is Not Linked to Chronic Illnesses

Researchers collected information on coffee drinking habits, diet, exercise and health from more than 42,000 adults without any chronic conditions. Nine years later, they found that coffee drinkers and non-drinkers were similarly likely to develop...

Metformin May Help Protect Women against Pancreatic Cancer

A new study links the diabetes drug metformin to fewer cases of pancreatic cancer -- at least in women -- but finds other diabetes medications are associated with a higher risk of the disease....

Diabetes and Prostate Cancer Risk in the REDUCE Trial

A multivariate analysis showed that men with diabetes are less likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer....

Increased Risk of Liver Cancer in Diabetes Patients with Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis and hepatitis are associated with the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with diabetes, and hepatitis C is of particular importance....

No Increase in Cancer Risk with Lantus

Sanofi presented fresh data which it says reinforces the safety profile of Lantus, hours after dismissing claims in a study that using the diabetes treatment more than doubled the risk of developing cancer....

Breast Cancer Risk Increased in Early Diabetes

There is further damning evidence of an association between diabetes and risk for breast cancer....

Treating Fasting Glucose Reduces Cancer Progression

Researchers report that in a multidisciplinary study of 420 non-diabetic, breast and metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with targeted agents, lower levels of pretreatment fasting glucose were predictive of longer times to...

Metformin May Reduce Risk of Cancer

Metformin may reduce the risk of diabetes-associated cancers, including breast cancer. Michigan State University pediatrics professor James Trosko and colleagues from South Korea's Seoul National University focused on the concept that cancers...

High Glucose Levels Raise Colon Cancer Risk in Women

Older women who have high levels of serum glucose are at increased risk for colorectal cancer....

Diabetes Can Increase Risk of Bladder Cancer Recurring

A new study has claimed that having diabetes could heighten the chances of the recurrence of bladder cancer, as well as promoting its progression. The research argued that diabetes could be an independent predictor of non-muscle invasive bladder...

More Evidence that People with Diabetes Are More Likely to Get Cancer

People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease....

More Signs Diabetes Drug Linked to Bladder Cancer

A review of official reports of bad drug reactions is revealing more signs that people taking the diabetes drug Actos® are at higher risk of developing bladder cancer....

Intensive Glucose Control and Risk of Cancer

Type 2 diabetes has been associated with an increased risk of cancer. This study examines the effect of more vs. less intensive glucose control on the risk of cancer in patients with Type 2 diabetes. All 11,140 participants from the Action in...

Liver Cancer Risk Rises with Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome doubled the risk of primary liver cancer in an analysis of an NCI database....

Increased Risk of Pancreatic Malignancy in Diabetes

The risk of pancreatic cancer is higher for diabetic patients....

Maple Syrup Helps Fight Cancer and Diabetes

Researchers from University of Rhode Island say they've found a host of benefits in maple syrup, including anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory agents, and properties that may help keep blood sugar levels in check. Researchers say maple syrup contains...

Liver Disease Deaths Higher among Diabetes Patients

People with diabetes are 70% more likely to die from liver disease than those without the condition, according to new research. It is already known that diabetes can increase the risk of some types of liver disease, with poor blood sugar control...

Europe Looks at Actos for Increasing Risk of Bladder Cancer

European regulators have launched an investigation into the safety of Takeda's diabetes drug Actos, following a possible link to increased bladder cancer risk....

Short People Have Less Cancer and Diabetes

A 22-year study of abnormally short individuals suggests that growth-stunting mutations may stunt two of humanity's worst diseases, diabetes and cancer....

The Pathway from Diabetes to Cancer

Increased insulin, IGF-1, and IGF-2 signaling through the insulin receptor and IGF-1 receptor can induce....

Breast Cancer Plus Diabetes Increases Risk of Dying 50 Percent

Having both diseases greatly increases the chances of dying….

FDA Still Inconclusive about Lantus Cancer Risk

Eighteen months after starting a probe of potential cancer risks associated with insulin glargine (Lantus), the FDA still hasn't decided whether the concern is justified....

Breakthrough in Cancer Detection

A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office....

Finger Length Linked to Prostate Cancer Risk

Men with long index fingers have a lower risk of prostate cancer....

A Year of Diabetes Research 2010

Prevention, therapy and complications are the keystones for diabetes research. It would be impossible to cover all of the developments in just one feature. So here is a brief summary of some of the best for 2010.

Metformin and Cancer Occurrence in Insulin-Treated Type 2's

Several studies have shown that metformin is associated with reduced cancer-related morbidity and mortality, due to the improvement of insulin sensitivity, or to the activation of AMP-activated protein kinase....

Low-Dose Aspirin Cuts Colon Cancer Risk

The use of long-term low-dose aspirin reduced both the incidence and the mortality associated with colorectal cancer, a 20-year follow-up of randomized trials showed....

Type 2 Diabetes Associated with Increased Colorectal Cancer Risk in Men

There is an association between Type 2 diabetes and colorectal cancer (CRC) among men, but not women, according to a published study....

Metformin Might Prevent Colorectal, Lung Cancers

Diabetes patients taking metformin have a 40% reduced risk for cancer… 

Insulin Users Have 50% Higher Cancer Risk; Causes Unclear

Diabetes patients who take insulin have a higher risk of developing cancer, according to Danish researchers who say they can't explain the link…  

Experts Reach Consensus on Diabetes and Cancer Links

US experts who reviewed the emerging evidence on the links between cancer and diabetes have reported their findings in a consensus statement on the state of science linking both diseases and highlighted key questions that remain...

Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Available Carbohydrates and Glycemic Load

The authors investigated the associations of glycemic load, glycemic index, and carbohydrate intake with pancreatic cancer risk.... 

Prostate Cancer Linked to Diabetes

Among obese white men, those with diabetes are more likely than those without to have high-grade prostate cancer discovered on prostate biopsy, according to researchers.... 

Type 2 Diabetes Increases Risk of 24 Cancers

Kari Hemminki in Sweden has carried out the largest study ever on cancer risks of people with Type 2 diabetes....

Drinking Soda Linked to Pancreatic Cancer

Researchers are warning that, drinking two or more soft drinks a week can nearly double a person's risk of developing pancreatic cancer.... 

Diabetes Doubles Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Women

Older women who have diabetes face another potential health challenge: colorectal cancer. Researchers from Mayo Clinic report that having diabetes more than doubles the risk of developing certain types of colorectal cancer...

Amylin, Lilly's Byetta May Have Cancer Risk, FDA Says

Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Eli Lilly & Co.'s long-acting Byetta may be tied to increased cancer risk, a top U.S. regulator said, raising concerns that the experimental diabetes drug may need strict warnings....

Diabetes Raises Risk of Death by 50% with Cancer Surgery

People with diabetes who undergo cancer surgery are more likely to die in the month following their operations than those who have cancer but no diabetes, according to a study....

Maple Syrup Reduces Cancer, Diabetes Risk

Maple Syrup Reduces Cancer, Diabetes Risk: Maple syrup can substantially slow the growth of cancerous cells in several cancers and help reduce the risk of diabetes, U.S. researchers found. Navindra Seeram of the University of Rhode Island found 13...

Liraglutide Has Low CVD Risk but May Be Blocked for Approval

Tumor data may block approval for diabetes drug liraglutide. An FDA advisory panel declined to recommend approval for the investigational diabetes drug liraglutide (Victoza), in light of

Issue 92 Item 3 High Blood Sugar Levels Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk

Diabetes and related health factors such as abnormal blood sugar levels, obesity and elevated serum uric acid concentrations have long been associated with higher cardiovascular disease risk.

Issue 202 Item 3 Cancer Warning For Obese Children

A health expert has warned that tens of thousands of overweight children are in danger of dying before their parents.