Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?

The prevalence of diabetes mellitus is rapidly rising, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Also, early-onset diabetes is on the rise, and millions of individuals have to be on antidiabetic medications for a prolonged period. Therefore, more people are getting exposed to the adverse effec...

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Main Authors: Azeez Taoreed Adegoke, Folorunso Sharif Adeniyi, Eguzozie Chinedu, Adegboyega Adeleke Adedapo
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2021-08-01
Series:Forum of Clinical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2021-0014
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spelling doaj-art-03791bad7e5a431e9d025c5dabb14a8a2025-08-25T06:11:53ZengSciendoForum of Clinical Oncology1792-362X2021-08-01121748110.2478/fco-2021-0014Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?Azeez Taoreed Adegoke0Folorunso Sharif Adeniyi1Eguzozie Chinedu2Adegboyega Adeleke Adedapo3Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NigeriaEndocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Unit, Department of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacology, University College Hospital, Ibadan, NigeriaThe prevalence of diabetes mellitus is rapidly rising, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Also, early-onset diabetes is on the rise, and millions of individuals have to be on antidiabetic medications for a prolonged period. Therefore, more people are getting exposed to the adverse effects of antidiabetic medications.https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2021-0014antidiabetic drugsdiabetescancer
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Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?
Forum of Clinical Oncology
antidiabetic drugs
diabetes
cancer
title Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?
title_full Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?
title_fullStr Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?
title_full_unstemmed Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?
title_short Antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer: beneficial, neutral, or detrimental?
title_sort antidiabetic drugs and the risk of cancer beneficial neutral or detrimental
topic antidiabetic drugs
diabetes
cancer
url https://doi.org/10.2478/fco-2021-0014
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