Effect of Long-Acting Insulin Analogs on the Risk of Cancer: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
Author(s) -
Jennifer W. Wu,
Kristian B. Filion,
Laurent Azoulay,
Margaret K. Doll,
Samy Suissa
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
diabetes care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.636
H-Index - 363
eISSN - 1935-5548
pISSN - 0149-5992
DOI - 10.2337/dc15-1816
Subject(s) - medicine , observational study , insulin glargine , insulin detemir , incidence (geometry) , cohort study , breast cancer , type 2 diabetes , oncology , insulin , cancer , research design , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , physics , optics , social science , sociology
Observational studies examining the association between long-acting insulin analogs and cancer incidence have produced inconsistent results. We conducted a systematic review of these studies, focusing on their methodological strengths and weaknesses.
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