Type 2 diabetes increases risk for gastrointestinal cancers in postmenopausal women

Postmenopausal women with type 2 diabetes demonstrated an increased risk for cancers of the liver, pancreas, colon, and rectum, according to an analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study.

It was estimated that 41 million people in India had type 2 diabetes in 2006, according to a 2010 report by Sandeep and colleagues. By 2025, it is expected that the number of people with type 2 diabetes in India will increase to at least 70 million, due in part to lifestyle factors such as...