New-onset diabetes mellitus type 2 treated with metformin - is it possible to slow the development of pancreatic cancer?- case report

• Main Authors: Katarzyna Pochodowicz (Author), Karolina Rogowska (Author), Julia Zawistowska (Author), Weronika Rutkowska-Kawalec (Author), Jakub Kawalec (Author), Angelina Lęgas (Author), Joanna Smalira (Author), Weronika Rogala (Author), Bartosz Przybysz (Author), Karolina Urbańska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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In this article, we present the case of an 87-year-old patient whose initial symptom of developing pancreatic cancer was newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus. She was treated with metformin, which, on the one hand, could slow the development of pancreatic cancer and, on the other hand, delayed a...