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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A widely prescribed insulin-lowering drug for diabetes may reduce the risk of invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women with diabetes, according to the results of a study published early online in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
Approximately 25.8 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 95 percent of diabetes cases are type 2 diabetes, which is a disease characterized by insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone that helps regulate the level of sugar in the body. With type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to make and use insulin deteriorates. Metformin is a drug that increases insulin sensitivity and is commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes.
http://www.lex18.com/news/common-diabetes-drug-may-also-lower-breast-cancer-risk
"insulin-lowering drug" - erm, say again?
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Approximately 25.8 million people in the United States have diabetes, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 95 percent of diabetes cases are type 2 diabetes, which is a disease characterized by insulin resistance. Insulin is a hormone that helps regulate the level of sugar in the body. With type 2 diabetes, the body's ability to make and use insulin deteriorates. Metformin is a drug that increases insulin sensitivity and is commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes.
http://www.lex18.com/news/common-diabetes-drug-may-also-lower-breast-cancer-risk
"insulin-lowering drug" - erm, say again?
😱