Insulin Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk

A study published in Gastroenterology brought bad news to insulin-dependent diabetics. Researchers reviewed the case histories of more than 20,000 type 2 diabetics and found that those who were insulin dependent had a significantly higher risk of developing colorectal cancer than those who didn't require insulin therapy.

Researchers also found that the longer type 2 diabetics had been insulin-dependent, the greater their chances of developing colorectal cancer.

If you have diabetes and use insulin, you may want to discuss this study with your doctor.

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_{Source: Yang, Y. and Hennessy, S. "Insulin Therapy and Colorectal Cancer Risk Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients." Gastroenterology 127.4 (Oct. 2004): 1044-1050. PubMed. 25 Aug. 2006 [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=15480982&dopt=Abstract].}