Diabetes and cancer risk for all and specific sites among Japanese men and women.

Full Abstract

Associations between diabetes and multisite cancer risk were examined in a case-control study of 11,672 incident cancer cases (5341 men and 6331 women) and 47,768 cancer-free controls (14,199 men and 33,569 women). Using an unconditional logistic regression model and controlling for potential confounding factors, a past/present history of diabetes was associated with cancer risks for all sites in both men and women (odds ratios=1.44 and 1.39, 95% confidence intervals=1.28-1.62 and 1.19-1.62), respectively. Significantly increased risk was found for cancers of the pharynx, esophagus, colorectum, liver, pancreas, larynx and lung among men, and of the stomach, liver, lung and cervix uteri among women. Among participants with a family history of diabetes, a past/present history of diabetes was also associated with cancer risks of all sites among men and women (odds ratios=1.41 and 1.96, 95% confidence intervals=1.04-1.93 and 1.44-2.68, respectively). The associations were highest for pancreatic cancer among men and the stomach, colorectum and corpus uteri among women. Our findings support the conclusion that diabetes is associated with the etiology of cancer development, and we suggest that a family history of diabetes should be considered as a risk factor for several cancer sites among participants with a past/present history of diabetes.

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Author information

Author/s: Kuriki, Kiyonori (K); Hirose, Kaoru (K); Tajima, Kazuo (K);

Affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, 1-l Kanokoden, Nagoya, Japan. kkuriki(-atsign-)aichi-cc-jp

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Journal: European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) (Eur J Cancer Prev), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Feb; vol 16 (issue 1) : pp 83-9

Dates: Created 2007/01/15; Completed 2007/04/10;

PMID: 17220709, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Aged
Case-Control Studies
Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; genetics
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Humans
Incidence
Japan - epidemiology

Japan - epidemiology
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
Neoplasms - classification; epidemiology
Odds Ratio
Risk Factors

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