Type 2 diabetes increases risk of liver and pancreatic cancers, study shows
Chance of developing some of the most lethal tumours up to five times higher in women recently diagnosed with condition
People who develop type 2 diabetes face an increased risk of some of the most lethal cancers, including liver and pancreatic tumours, with the greatest rises in women, research suggests.
The analysis of health records from 95,000 people found that the risk of pancreatic cancer was nearly twice as high, and the chance of developing liver cancer almost five times as high, in women recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
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