Over nearly three decades, Danish researchers have watched a quiet but consequential shift unfold: people living with type 2 diabetes are developing cancer at accelerating rates, and the distance between them and the general population continues to grow. A study drawing on the health records of more than 710,000 people — to be presented at a major European diabetes conference — finds that cancer has now become the leading cause of death among diabetics in wealthy nations, surpassing the cardiovascular and kidney complications that have long defined the disease's shadow. The findings invite med
Cancer incidence accelerates among type 2 diabetes patients, study finds
Cancer has become the leading cause of death among people with type 2 diabetes in Denmark and other high-income countries, affecting millions with increased mortality risk.