Diabetes increases mortality in patients with pancreatic and colorectal cancer by promoting cachexia and its associated inflammatory status

• Main Authors: Alexandra Chovsepian (Author), Olga Prokopchuk (Author), Gabriela Petrova (Author), Tefta Gjini (Author), Hanna Kuzi (Author), Simone Heisz (Author), Klaus-Peter Janssen (Author), Marc E. Martignoni (Author), Helmut Friess (Author), Hans Hauner (Author), Maria Rohm (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objectives: Cancer is considered an emerging diabetes complication, with higher incidence and worse prognosis in patients with diabetes. Cancer is frequently associated with cachexia, a systemic metabolic disease causing wasting. It is currently unclear how diabetes affects the development and progr...