Higher Glucose and Insulin Levels Are Associated with Risk of Liver Cancer and Chronic Liver Disease Mortality among Men without a History of Diabetes

In conclusion, elevated fasting glucose and insulin and insulin resistance were independently associated with risk of liver cancer and CLD mortality, suggesting a potentially important etiologic role for insulin and glucose dysregulation even in the absence of diagnosed diabetes. Cancer Prev Res; 9(11); 866–74. ©2016 AACR.

Source: Cancer Prevention Research - October 30, 2016 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Loftfield, E., Freedman, N. D., Lai, G. Y., Weinstein, S. J., McGlynn, K. A., Taylor, P. R., Männistö, S., Albanes, D., Stolzenberg-Solomon, R. Z. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research