Type 2 Diabetes - Could Insulin Resistance Contribute to Breast Cancer?
By Beverleigh H Piepers
In 2003, the journal Diabetes Care published the results of a study showing a slightly increased risk of breast cancer in women who had been diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. In 2015, the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment reported a Canadian study on Type 2 diabetes and stages of breast cancer. Comparing breast cancer patients with and without Type 2 diabetes, the investigators found the diabetic women were more often first diagnosed with this type of cancer in its later stages. The researchers concluded having Type 2 diabetes might make women vulnerable to more aggressive types of cancer.In March 2016, the Journal Medicine (Baltimore) reported a link between insulin resistance, the cause of Type 2 diabetes, and one form of breast cancer. Researchers at Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea, looked at 760 women and compared their cancer stages with their need for insulin...
- a total of 26.4 percent had insulin resistance. In patients, past menopause, those with insulin resistance had larger and more advanced tumors than those with normal insulin sensitivity.
- big and advanced tumors were not the case for women who had not had menopause.
From the above information, it was suggested insulin resistance could cause tumor progression and should be taken into account when treatment is planned.
Breast cancer is staged by its size and how much, if any, it has spread...
- Stage 0 the tumor is limited to one part of the breast
- Stage 1 the tumor is up to 2 cm in size, has invaded surrounding healthy breast tissue, and might be found in the lymph nodes
- Stage 2 the tumor is over 2 cm in diameter and might have spread to the underarm lymph nodes
- Stage 3 the tumor is up to 5 cm in diameter and spread to lymph nodes under the arms or near the breastbone, or into the skin.
- Stage 4 the tumor has spread to distant sites, such as the lungs, distant lymph nodes, skin, bones, liver or brain.
Signs and symptoms of breast cancer include...
- dimpling of the skin
- change in breast shape
- bleeding or discharge
- hard lump
- redness
- discomfort
- inverted nipple
- lumps near the breast or under the arms.
Eating a low-fat, low-calorie diet and maintaining normal lean weight helps to prevent breast cancer. Breastfeeding not only contributes to preventing breast cancer but helps the uterus to go back to its normal size after pregnancy and is the best nutrition for newborn babies.
Although managing your disease can be very challenging, Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. You can make simple changes to your daily routine and lower both your weight and your blood sugar levels. Hang in there, the longer you do it, the easier it gets.
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body. Go to http://DrugFreeType2Diabetes.com to learn about some of those secrets.
The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.
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