Risk of Cancer Four Times Higher in People with Diabetes, Finds University of Pcs [Video]

A national study from the University of Pécs Clinical Center found that type 2 diabetes increases the risk of not only cardiovascular and kidney disease, but also cancer. The research found that the risk of cancer was four times higher in diabetics compared to non-diabetics, with young people particularly at risk.

The press release recalls that the Hungarian Diabetes Association, in a recent statement, describes how its nationwide study compared 50,000 newly diagnosed type 2 diabetics each year with seven million non-diabetics. They found that diabetics had more than four times the risk of cancer compared with non-diabetics, reports Világgazdaság.

The research was led by the University of Pécs Clinical Center, 2nd Department of Internal Medicine and Nephrological Center. Professor István Wittmann, head of the working group, highlighted that it was particularly noteworthy that the risk difference in the diabetic group was greater in the younger age group than in the older age group. He added:

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