Treatment for diabetes may reduce a womans breast density
Posted on: 11/Mar/2016 10:10:03 AM
A new study suggests that treatment for diabetes may reduce a woman`s breast density- a significant risk factor for breast cancer.
Researchers found that having diabetes controlled by diet or pills such as metformin decreases mammographic density.Meanwhile, diabetic women taking insulin seemed to have increased odds of mixed or dense breasts, researchers found.
Lead author Dr Zorana Jovanovic Andersen, associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Southern Denmark, said: Diabetes is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, but the exact mechanisms which bring this about are still unclear.Women who are deemed to have "high breast density are at a significantly higher risk of developing the disease than others.
Experts hope that more research will be conducted into the effect that cheap drugs such as metformin have on breast cancer. The findings were presented at the 10th European Breast Cancer Conference.
