Body mass index and cancer risk among Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Hui-Lin XuMin-Lu ZhangYu-Jie YanFang FangQi GuoDong-Li XuZuo-Feng ZhangFen ZhangNai-Qing ZhaoWang-Hong XuGuo-You Qin

Published in: BMC cancer (2018)

Our results show that the effect of BMI on cancer risk in Chinese patients with T2DM may vary by gender, age and cancer subtypes, suggesting different underlying biological mechanisms.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
body mass index
squamous cell
mental health
weight gain
lymph node metastasis
squamous cell carcinoma
type diabetes
glycemic control
weight loss