Diabetes Mellitus and Cancer Pages 33-36

Hatice Yilmaz1, Tugba Karadeniz2 and Muammer Karadeniz3

1Department of Internal Medicine,Faculty of Medicine, Sifa University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey; 2Department of Pathology, Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey; 3Department of Endocrinology,Faculty of Medicine, Sifa University, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, Turkey

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12970/2310-9971.2013.01.02.2

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Abstract: Diabetes and cancer are frequent diseases with important impact on human health all the world. Last epidemiologic studies suggests that patients with diabetes are at significantly higher risk for many forms of cancer. Type 2 diabetes and cancer share many risk factors. Increased insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and reactive oxygen species can rol play in carcinogenesis. The systemic chronical inflammation which can result in a protumorigenic conditions. Hyperinsulinemia increases the risk of cancer in healthy people and it can partly explain obesity-cancer risk. The other point of view very important and difficult issue the medical treatment and dietary of diabetic patients with cancer.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, hyperinsulinemia, metformin, cancer. Read more