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Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Breast Cancer?

Is There a Link Between Diabetes and Breast Cancer? (0:52)

A recent study found that women who had just been diagnosed with diabetes were more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer. In this video, Dr. Robin Miller explains the reasons for the connection between diagnoses of diabetes and breast cancer.

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Does the diagnosis of diabetes increase the chance a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer? Well, a woman with newly diagnosed diabetes is more likely to get diagnosis of breast cancer and although the diabetes may be a risk factor for breast cancer. The truth is that those with newly diagnosed diabetes are more likely to get a series of preventive test and follow up so, that maybe one and they're more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer actually.

So, then does this make the case that everyone should have regular preventive and health care visit? Absolutely, because its taking a fresh look at the patient and that's when you find things so, [xx] or [xx] Every year there is a live test you should be getting over here.

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