Type 2 diabetes as a predictor of survival among breast cancer patients: the multiethnic cohort.

Gertraud MaskarinecYurii B ShvetsovShannon M ConroyChristopher A HaimanVeronica W SetiawanLoïc Le Marchand

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2018)

T2D was associated with higher all-cause but not BC-specific mortality among women with BC in the Multiethnic Cohort study. However, T2D affected survival in cases who did not receive both radiation and chemotherapy.

Keyphrases

type diabetes
free survival
locally advanced
risk factors
insulin resistance
squamous cell carcinoma
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle