Radiation Therapy May Increase Diabetes Risk In Childhood Cancer Survivors

Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 05:35 in Health & Medicine

Childhood cancer survivors treated with total body or abdominal radiation may have an increased risk of diabetes, according to a new report. This correlation does not appear to be related to patients' body mass index or physical inactivity.

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