Burden of cancers attributable to high fasting plasma glucose in the Middle East and North Africa region, 1990-2019.

Farhad Tondro AnamagMaryam NooriSeyed Aria NejadghaderiMark J M SullmanJessica A GriegerAli-Asghar Kolahi Saeid Safiri

Published in: Cancer medicine (2023)

The burden of HFPG-related cancers has increased over the past three decades in MENA, and was higher than the global average in multiple age groups. Implementing a battery of preventive measures and therapeutic interventions is suggested to address the adverse effects of this modifiable risk factor.

Keyphrases

risk factors
blood glucose
physical activity
insulin resistance
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
drug induced
skeletal muscle
childhood cancer
weight loss