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ea0067o60 | Oral Presentations | EYES2019

Increased risk of site-specific cancer in people with type 2 diabetes: a national cohort study

Donata Linkeviciute-Ulinskiene , Ausvydas Patasius , Lina Zabuliene , Giedre Smailyte

Objective: To evaluate cancer risk among people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Lithuania.Methods: A retrospective cohort design was used. The cohort was established by identifying all patients with the first diagnosis of T2DM in the National Health Insurance Fund database during 2000–2012. Cancer cases were identified by record linkage with the Lithuanian Cancer Registry. Standardized incidence ratios (SIRs) were calculated.<p class="ab...