Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Cigarette smoking is a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor, inducing and aggravating insulin resistance and metabolic disorders, especially in patients with type 2 diabetes (DT2). Our objective was to study the prevalence of the different components of the metabolic syndrome in patients with comparing with a group of non-smoking diabetics.Patients and methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Diabetology, Endocrinology an...

Background: Several studies have demonstrated the relationship between breast cancer and thyroid cancer by the presence of common genetic determinants as well as hormonal factors. The aim of the study was to define the prevalence of breast cancer among patients followed for thyroid carcinoma and to determine the factors that favor this association.Materials and methods: A Cross-sectional study was conducted in Endocrinology and Diabetology department of ...