Open AccessAssociation of type 2 diabetes mellitus and the risk of colorectal cancer: A meta-analysis and systematic review
Author(s) -
Salman Yousuf Guraya
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.6026
Subject(s) - medicine , meta analysis , relative risk , cochrane library , odds ratio , colorectal cancer , type 2 diabetes mellitus , medline , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , cohort study , cancer , confidence interval , endocrinology , political science , law
To provide a quantitative assessment of the association between type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and the risk of colorectal cancer (CRC).