Cancer, not CVD, is the biggest killer of patients with diabetes
Prevention efforts need to be refocussed to cut excess mortality still associated with diabetes, researchers say
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Cancer has overtaken vascular diseases as the leading cause of deaths in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes, a large database study has found.
The UK findings, which are consistent with Australian data on mortality trends, could prompt a shift in clinical and preventative efforts, the researchers say.