Type 2 diabetes link to cancers

Published date17 April 2024
Publication titleHuddersfield Daily Examiner
A new study showed how genetic variants, which are differences in sequences of genes, can simultaneously affect multiple health conditions

Diabetes UK, which partfunded the research, said the findings help to highlight how people with type 2 are at increased risk of breast, bowel and pancreatic cancer and could lead to new ways of preventing disease.

A diabetes blood test

Being overweight or obese increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, with obese people having around a seven times greater risk of the condition than those of a healthy weight.

But other factors, such as not getting enough exercise and genetics, also play a role.

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