Oral Insulin Secretagogues, Insulin, and Cancer Risk in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Chia‐Hsuin Chang, Jou‐Wei Lin, Li‐Chiu Wu, Mei‐Shu Lai, Lee‐Ming Chuang

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2012 · 129 citations · 15 references

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Abstract

The results showed that sulfonylureas and glinides increased the risk for overall cancer, but to a lesser extent than insulin. Therapies that are associated with cancer risks certainly require further investigation.

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