Diabetes mellitus and the risk of gastrointestinal cancer in women compared with men: a meta-analysis of cohort studies
Abstract Background The increasing epidemic proportions of diabetes mellitus (DM) are a major cause of premature illness and death. However, whether DM confers the same excess risk of gastrointestinal cancer for women as it does for men remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to estimat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Cancer |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4351-4 |