The Increased Risk of Cancer in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes

Relationships Between Diabetes, Cancer and Obesity

Theories on a connection between diabetes, obesity, and cancer have existed for over a century. In 1910, despite their elusive etiologies, Maynard hypothesized that a correlation between diabetes and cancer could exist, as both conditions were increasing in prevalence and had similar age distributions. Kessler’s review of the medical literature in 1971 proposed an association