High Glucose Level is Associated to Colorectal Cancer
Filed in archive Research by Gloria Gamat on November 05, 2007

Increased levels of insulin and glucose in patients have been found by a new study to increase the risk of developing recurrent colorectal adenomas or tumors.
According to Andrew Flood, PhD, of the University of Minnesota and lead author of the study:
"This is the first study to determine whether elevated glucose or insulin as measured when or shortly after a patient has had polyps removed during a baseline colonoscopy procedureincreases their risk for subsequent recurrence of pre-cancerous growths in the colon.
The results of our study have important clinical implications with respect to maintenance of glycemic control in patients with a history of colorectal polyps."
The implication of such findings being that the clinical management of glycemic control is important in reducing the risk of tumor recurrence and colorectal cancer.
Find more details from the full report at the American Gastroenterological Association.
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