World Cancer Day 2023: While cancer remains perhaps the most dreaded disease, diabetes afflicts a big chunk of the world s population. Are people with diabetes more at risk when it comes to some cancers? Expert explores the implications and links between high blood sugar and cancer.
High blood sugar levels that are involved in diabetes have been shown to increase cell signaling by the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), which can lead to more advanced cancers and decreased survival, the study authors said.