Cancer Risk Factors

Type 2 diabetes increases breast cancer risk

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 14th, 2002

by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The large Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study yielded data that indicate women with type 2 diabetes have a slightly higher risk of developing breast cancer than women without diabetes.

Pamela J. Mink, at the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland, and colleagues involved in the ARIC study followed a cohort of 7894 women, aged 45 to 64 years, for an average of 7.1 years. During that period, 187 subjects (2.37%) developed breast cancer.

The investigators found a significant association between breast cancer risk and body mass index (BMI). In contrast, no associations existed...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2002-11-14)

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