High blood sugar tied to increased cancer risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a study involving nearly 65,000 people point to an association between cancer and abnormally high blood sugar levels.
These results "have obvious implications for lifestyle guidance, as it is well known what factors cause blood glucose increases," Dr. Par Stattin from Umea University Medical Center, Sweden noted in comments to Reuters Health.
By avoiding excessive fat and other dietary risk factors, and by getting regular exercise, "you can decrease your risk of cardiovascular disease, diabetes -- and cancer," he added.
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