People with diabetes are 50% more likely to die following cancer surgery, according to a recent article in the Washington Post. Researchers examined the findings from a number of existing studies and combined them into one. The results are reported in the journal Diabetes Care.
Colon and esophagus cancers posed particular risks. Part of the reason for the increased risk is that diabetes is known to increase the chances for post-surgery infection.
“We already know that diabetes appears to increase the risk for some cancers,” said Hsin-Chieh Yen, one of the study’s authors. “This study shows that having pre-existing diabetes also increases the chance of post-operative mortality in newly diagnosed cancer patients.”
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