Sex differences in obesity related cancer incidence in relation to type 2 diabetes diagnosis (ZODIAC-49).

Diabetes and obesity seem to be partly overlapping risk factors for the development of obesity-related cancer (mainly breast, prostate and colorectal cancer) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). In the general population, women have a lower risk for obesity-related cancer compared to men. Previo...

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Main Authors: Dennis Schrijnders, Steven H Hendriks, Nanne Kleefstra, Pauline A J Vissers, Jeffrey A Johnson, Geertruida H de Bock, Henk J G Bilo, Gijs W D Landman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5784905?pdf=render