Diabetes mellitus and risk of thyroid cancer: a meta-analysis

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important risk factor for endocrine cancers; however, the association with thyroid cancer is not clear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to clarify the association between thyroid cancer and DM. We searched MEDLINE, PUBMED and EMBASE databases through J...

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Published in:	PloS one 2014-06, Vol.9 (6), p.e98135-e98135
Main Authors:	Yeo, Yohwan, Ma, Seung-Hyun, Hwang, Yunji, Horn-Ross, Pamela L, Hsing, Ann, Lee, Kyu-Eun, Park, Young Joo, Park, Do-Joon, Yoo, Keun-Young, Park, Sue K
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Bibliography Biology and Life Sciences Cancer Cohort Studies Databases, Bibliographic Diabetes Diabetes Complications - epidemiology Diabetes Complications - etiology Diabetes mellitus Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology Disease prevention Female Glucose Health care Health risk assessment Health risks Heterogeneity Humans Incidence Internal medicine Male Medical research Medicine and Health Sciences Meta-analysis Metabolic syndrome Mortality Obesity Physical Sciences Population Preventive medicine Research and Analysis Methods Risk analysis Risk Factors Sensitivity Sensitivity analysis Sex Factors Studies Thyroid Thyroid cancer Thyroid Neoplasms - epidemiology Thyroid Neoplasms - etiology
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