Type 2 Diabetes, but Not Insulin (Analog) Treatment, Is Associated With More Advanced Stages of Breast Cancer: A National Linkage of Cancer and Pharmacy Registries.
Jetty A OverbeekMyrthe P P van Herk-SukelPauline A J VissersAmber A W A van der HeijdenHeleen K BronsveldRon M C HeringsMarjanka K SchmidtGiel NijpelsPublished in: Diabetes care (2019)
Our study suggests that women with T2D are at increased risk to be diagnosed with a more aggressive type of breast cancer than women without diabetes. No evidence was found that the use of insulin (analogs) is associated with developing more advanced breast cancer tumors.