A new study found that women with type 2 diabetes have a higher risk of dying from endometrial cancer. This is important because gynecological cancers can be often be successfully treated, including stage I endometrial cancer, via surgery.
have reported that this could be because endometrial cancer can grow and become more invasive in the presence of high glucose, which is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes.
“Type 2 diabetes is related to a phenomenon called insulin resistance. This happens because the body does not respond to insulin much as it previously did. It leads to more insulin being made in order to properly regulate the body’s use of sugar,” said , senior vice president for extramural discovery science for the American Cancer Society and a medical oncologist specializing in women’s malignancies in Fairfax, VA.found that women with type 2 diabetes have a 62% higher chance of getting endometrial cancer in the first place, with researchers saying that insulin resistance can encourage the growth of cancer cells in these patients.
The average age of patients in this study was 66. Older women are at higher risk for endometrial cancer in general, but older women with diabetes should especially pay attention to their odds. “I think our findings indicate that a diabetic woman being postmenopausal could be a risk factor for endometrial cancer as well,” said study co-authorWhat Are the Symptoms of Endometrial Cancer?
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