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ArticleDiabetologia2026

Early glycaemic exposure and cancer risk in people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

Xinge Zhang, Aimin Yang, Hongjiang Wu, Eric S H Lau, Mai Shi, Baoqi Fan, Elaine Chow, Alice P S Kong, Juliana C N Chan, Ronald C W Ma and 1 more

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Article in Diabetologia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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11 authors.

Xinge ZhangDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8529-7725
Aimin YangDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2968-1762
Hongjiang WuDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2193-1114
Eric S H LauDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1581-5643
Mai ShiDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-3268
Baoqi FanDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6728-419X
Elaine ChowDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4147-3387
Alice P S KongDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8927-6764
Juliana C N ChanDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-1194
Ronald C W MaDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China. rcwma@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1227-803X
Andrea O Y LukDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, China. andrealuk@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5244-6069

Funding

Research Grants Council General Research Fund 14118718Research Impact Fund R4012-18
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aims/hypothesisThe aim of this study was to determine whether overall and time-specific patterns of hyperglycaemia, particularly soon after diagnosis, are associated with incident cancer in adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes.

methodsWe retrospectively analysed a territory-wide cohort of 52,926 Hong Kong Chinese people with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes. We examined cancer risk across groups of individuals classified according to their time-weighted mean HbA

resultsAmong 49,978 individuals with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, 1758 cancer events occurred. Each 11 mmol/mol (1%) increase in time-weighted mean HbA CONCLUSIONS/

interpretationOverall, hyperglycaemic exposure was associated with an elevated long-term cancer risk in type 2 diabetes. Notably, individuals who showed better glycaemic management soon after diagnosis exhibited a lower cancer risk than those whose glycaemic management improved later, despite comparable overall glycaemic burdens.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2HyperglycemiaNeoplasmsAdultAgedFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHong KongHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanHypoglycemic AgentsCancerGlycaemic exposureHbA1cLegacy effectType 2 diabetes

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PMID42247170
PMCPMC13424208

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