People with type 2 diabetes at higher risk of certain cancers could be identified by a simple blood test, study suggests

Credit: Karolina Grabowska from Pexels Individuals with type 2 diabetes who are at higher risk of certain cancers could be identified by a simple blood test, this year’s Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) (Madrid, 9–13 September) will hear. People with type 2 diabetes are known to be at higher risk of developing cancers associated with obesity (OR cancers), including breast, kidney, womb, thyroid and ovarian cancer, as well as gastrointestinal cancers, including colorectal and pancreatic cancer, and multiple myeloma. It is thought that chronic low-grade inflammation, which is prevalent in both obesity and Read More