Diabetes Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Health problems are usually interdependent. One disease feeds and thrives on another. Thus, ageing produces certain changes in the body. Ageing, by itself, created several problems like decline in cognitive functions, osteoporosis and arthritis. Obesity is a major health problem in several countries. Obesity is a condition which subsequently breeds several other disorders.

For example, obesity can increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease. Obesity also produces insulin resistance and this can lead to type 2 diabetes. Recent evidence suggests that if a woman is over 60 and if she is obese and diabetic, her risk for getting breast cancer is increased. The connection between obesity and breast cancer is already known. This is the first time that a link between diabetes and breast cancer has been noticed.