Type 2 diabetes increases the risk of bowel cancer

Australian scientists on August 31 said a study showed that men aged 55-84 years with type 2 diabetes had a double risk of developing colon cancer compared to those in healthy at the same age.

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The study was conducted by the author of the University of Western Australia in 11 years with 1,300 people with type 2 diabetes.

Beginning in the 1990s, this study also examined how many of the patients developed cancer.

The research team said this is the first finding that results in people with type 2 diabetes facing higher risk of all types of cancer.

According to the lead researcher, Tim Davis Professor of Medicine in Western Australia, based on research results on doctors, should consider the detection of colon cancer as an integral part of disease control. diabetes.

"Testing of blood sugar levels is an option, but colon tests need to be fully implemented and can become an integral part of diabetes control," Davis said .

On average, one in 12 Australians is diagnosed with colon cancer at less than 85 years of age.

If detected early, 90% of cases of this type of cancer can be successfully treated. However, most people with colon cancer often detect the disease when the cancer has developed.

Currently, the rate of death due to high colon cancer is second in Australia.