Diabetes and cancer (1): Evaluating the temporal relationship between type 2 diabetes and cancer incidence

J. A. Johnson, B. Carstensen, D. Witte, S. L. Bowker, L. Lipscombe, A. G. Renehan

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    Abstract

    Substantial evidence suggests that people with type 2 diabetes have an increased risk of developing several types of cancers. These associations may be due to a number of direct and indirect mechanisms. Observational studies of these associations, including the potential role for glucoselowering therapy, are being increasingly reported, but face a number of methodological challenges. This paper is the first of two review papers addressing methodological aspects underpinning the interpretations of links between diabetes and cancer, and suggests potential approaches to study designs to be considered in observational studies. This paper reviews factors related to cancer incidence in the diabetic population; the second paper relates to studies of cancer mortality. © Springer-Verlag 2012.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1607-1618
    Number of pages11
    JournalDiabetologia
    Volume55
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2012

    Keywords

    • Bias
    • Cancer.confounding
    • Diabetes
    • Epidemiology
    • Incidence
    • Review
    • Temporal
    • Type 2 diabetes

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