Cancer incidence remains higher in people with type 2 diabetes, with the gap widening in recent years

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A large-scale study presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes annual meeting in Milan found that people with type 2 diabetes have an increasing risk of developing cancer, especially obesity-related cancers. The cancer incidence gap between those with and without diabetes has widened over the past 25 years.

A nationwide study presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) in Milan, Italy, Sept. 28–Oct. 2 has found that people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a higher risk of developing cancer. Cancer incidence has risen more among people with T2D than among those without diabetes over the past 25 years, largely driven by obesity-related cancers.