Diabetes: an Overview for Clinical Oncologists

Diabetes and cancer are common conditions highly prevalent in the general population. The co-existence of diabetes and cancer in a patient is therefore not unexpected. Diabetes increases the risk of mortality from cancer and morbidity from the treatment of cancer. Furthermore, many cancer chemothera...

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Published inClinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain)) Vol. 32; no. 9; pp. 579 - 590
Main Authors Lee, Y.-N., Chowdhury, T.A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2020
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Cancer
Chemotherapy
Diabetes
Hyperglycaemia
Chemotherapy
Hyperglycaemia
Diabetes
Cancer
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Summary:Diabetes and cancer are common conditions highly prevalent in the general population. The co-existence of diabetes and cancer in a patient is therefore not unexpected. Diabetes increases the risk of mortality from cancer and morbidity from the treatment of cancer. Furthermore, many cancer chemotherapeutic regimens increase glucose levels, especially those involving glucocorticoids. Many clinical oncologists will deal with patients with diabetes in their clinical work, and some working knowledge of diabetes diagnosis and management is helpful when managing such patients. This overview aims to summarise the clinical diagnosis and management of diabetes, review the potential links between diabetes and cancer, and provide some practical guidance on the management of hyperglycaemia in patients undergoing cancer therapy.
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ISSN:0936-6555
1433-2981
1433-2981
DOI:10.1016/j.clon.2020.03.012