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Diabetes drugs may be changing cancer in surprising ways

Diabetes Drugs May Be Changing Cancer
Diabetes drugs taken every day by millions may secretly be shaping cancer risk in ways scientists are only beginning to understand. Credit: Shutterstock

Common diabetes drugs may do more than regulate blood sugar—they could also influence how cancers grow, spread, or slow down. Researchers are now unraveling how these medications affect immune function, inflammation, and tumor biology, with intriguing but still uncertain implications.

Researchers are taking a closer look at how medications used to treat diabetes may also influence cancer. While diabetes itself has long been associated with higher cancer risk, scientists are now investigating whether diabetes drugs play a direct role beyond controlling blood sugar levels and body weight...

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