URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ijc.30729
Journal: Cancer Epidemiology
Publication Date: 08/2017
Summary: Review of NHANES database. Among all study participants, cancer mortality was significantly higher in those with hyperinsulinemia than in those without hyperinsulinemia. Similarly, among non-obese participants, multivariable analysis showed that cancer mortality was significantly higher in those with hyperinsulinemia than in those without.
Key Takeaways
High levels of insulin in the blood increases risk for cancer mortality.
Ask Your Doctor To Test Your Insulin Level