Female patients with type â…¡ diabetes mellitus increase the risk of breast cancer 17%, but also prone to complications of other diseases.
Type â…¡ diabetes because of insulin resistance, leading to hyperinsulinemia, in which case there is the potential risk to promote tumor growth. In addition, diabetes and breast cancer, there is a similar lifestyle and environmental risk factors, such as work and life pressure, obesity, poor diet and living habits, physical activity and exercise too little and so on. The high incidence of diabetes is also a factor in the etiology of breast cancer.
History of diabetes, age older than 45 years of high-risk women should be conducting a yearly breast cancer special inspections with a view to early detection and early treatment.
