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Background Human insulin is commonly used to treat hyperglycemia in patients with diabetes, but its potential link with female breast cancer is under debate. This study investigated whether human insulin use might be associated with breast cancer risk in Taiwanese women with type 2 diabetes. Methods The reimbursement databases of all Taiwanese diabetic patients from 1996 to 2009 were retrieved from...
BackgroundIt is controversial whether diabetes is a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in countries with high prevalence of viral hepatitis such as Taiwan.
MethodsFrom the Taiwanese National Health Insurance, 1 000 000 insurants were randomly selected for the study. Among them, 494 080 men and 502 841 women without HCC were followed from 2003 until 2005. Relative risks were estimated taking...
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