Study: Diabetes Linked to Kidney Cancer among Hispanics

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A study of San Antonio-area kidney cancer patients shows a strong link to diabetes, with the most advanced cancers found in those with the worst control over their blood sugar, the San Antonio Express-News reports.

The study, led by Dr. Samy Habib of the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and recently published in the Journal of Cancer, reviewed the medical records of 473 local patients who underwent surgery for clear cell renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, between 1994 and 2009.

Of those, 120, or 25.4%, had a history of diabetes.

About 75% of the diabetics were Hispanic and tended to be younger than nondiabetics.

By The Numbers By The Numbers

25.1

percent

of Latinos remain without health insurance coverage

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