Add Cancer to Health Risks of Diabetes: Study

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Add Cancer to Health Risks of Diabetes: StudyBy Serena Gordon

HealthDay Reporter

SUNDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes is already linked to a number of

complications, but emerging evidence suggests an increased risk of cancer can be

added to that list.

A

new study found that women with diabetes had an 8% increased risk of

developing cancer generally, while men with diabetes had a 9% higher

risk when rates of prostate cancer were excluded from the calculation.

The risk of dying from a cancer was also higher in people with diabetes -- 11%

greater for women and 17% higher in men.