Obesity, endogenous hormones, and endometrial cancer risk: a synthetic review

R Kaaks, A Lukanova, MS Kurzer - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & …, 2002 - AACR
Endometrial cancer is a disease of the affluent, developed world, where epidemiological
studies have shown that≥ 40% of its incidence can be attributed to excess body weight. An …

Diabetes mellitus and risk of breast cancer: a meta‐analysis

SC Larsson, CS Mantzoros… - International journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Diabetes mellitus has been associated with an increased risk of several types of cancers,
but its relationship with breast cancer remains unclear. We conducted a meta‐analysis of …

Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline

RS Legro, SA Arslanian, DA Ehrmann… - The Journal of …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Objective: The aim was to formulate practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of
polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Participants: An Endocrine Society-appointed Task …

Type-II diabetes and pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis of 36 studies

R Huxley, A Ansary-Moghaddam… - British journal of …, 2005 - nature.com
Pancreatic cancer is the eighth major form of cancer-related death worldwide, causing 227
000 deaths annually. Type-II diabetes is widely considered to be associated with pancreatic …

Diabetes mellitus and risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis

SC Larsson, N Orsini, A Wolk - Journal of the National Cancer …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Background: Diabetes has been associated with an increased risk of colorectal cancer in
most, but not all, studies. Findings have also been inconclusive with regard to sex and …

[HTML][HTML] Insulin, insulin-like growth factors and colon cancer: a review of the evidence

E Giovannucci - The Journal of nutrition, 2001 - Elsevier
Insulin and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axes are major determinants of proliferation and
apoptosis and thus may influence carcinogenesis. In various animal models, modulation of …

Diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer: a meta-analysis

J Everhart, D Wright - Jama, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To evaluate diabetes mellitus as a risk factor for pancreatic cancer with the
consideration that diabetes may also be a consequence of pancreatic cancer. Data Sources …

Diabetes and breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis

P Boyle, M Boniol, A Koechlin, C Robertson… - British journal of …, 2012 - nature.com
Background: The potential of an increased risk of breast cancer in women with diabetes has
been the subject of a great deal of recent research. Methods: A meta-analysis was …

Diabetes mellitus as a predictor of cancer mortality in a large cohort of US adults

SS Coughlin, EE Calle, LR Teras… - American journal of …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Several studies have suggested that diabetes mellitus may alter the risk of developing a
variety of cancers, and the associations are biologically plausible. To learn more about the …

Oxidative damage to DNA in diabetes mellitus

P Dandona, K Thusu, S Cook, B Snyder, J Makowski… - The Lancet, 1996 - thelancet.com
Background Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and lipid peroxidation
may contribute to vascular complications in diabetes. To test whether DNA is also oxidatively …