Diabetes May Increase Woman's Risk of Colorectal Cancer

Elsevier Global Medical News. 2007 Dec 7, K. Wachter

Diabetes may significantly increase a woman's risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to the findings of a study involving more than 45,000 women across the United States."There was about a 50% increased risk of colorectal cancer in women with diabetes," said Andrew Flood, Ph.D., a professor of epidemiology and community health at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Dr. Flood presented study findings at a Dec. 7 press briefing held in conjunction with the annual international conference...

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