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Diabetes and ovarian cancer: risk factors, molecular mechanisms and impact on prognosis.

Farzaneh KarimiNegar DinarvandMohammad SabaghanOmid AzadbakhtShima AtaeeEbrahim KharazinejadMostafa Moazamfard
Published in: Endocrine (2023)
Diabetes mellitus is a significant risk factor for OC in women, and it negatively impacts survival and prognosis. Molecular mechanisms such as IGF family, oxidative stress, and inflammatory cytokines have been identified to explain this relationship. Antidiabetic drugs like metformin, sitagliptin, and rosiglitazone have shown promise in improving survival and prognosis of OC patients.
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