The research progress of the correlation between diabetes mellitus and gastric cancer / 中华临床营养杂志

ABSTRACT

In recent years, the incidence of diabetes has been increasing gradually. The overall incidence of gastric cancer has been decreasing, but the number of new cases is still large. Which has become the two most important diseases threaten the survival and health of human being. This article reviewed recent studies on the correlation between diabetes and gastric cancer. The found that metabolic disorders might affect the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer, but there was no clear evidence that diabetes is a risk factor of gastric cancer. Therefore, more well-designed epidemiological studies are needed to confirm the relationship between diabetes and gastric cancer.