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Type 2 diabetes increases risk for gastrointestinal cancers in postmenopausal women

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Jun 2012 Volume: 1 |

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…

Posted in Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Non-Communicable Disease Featured 2, Oncology, Primary Care, Women's Health | Also tagged colon cancer, diabetes, diabetes mellitus, gastroenterology, gastrointestinal, GI, GI cancer, liver, liver cancer, oncology, pancreas, pancreatic cancer, postmenopausal, primary care, rectal cancer, type 2 diabetes, women’s health | Volume: 1 | Leave a comment

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