However, specialists are now claiming that this particular remedy may
be increasing their long-term chance of developing diabetes.
Specialists
at the Emory University and AFLAC Cancer Center and Blood Disorders
Service in Atlanta have published a report showing that medical health
insurance customers who received cancer treatment as a child have a 75
per cent chance of contracting a chronic condition in the 30 years
following the therapy.
Dr Lillian Meacham, who led the study, said
that the main finding was that abdominal or all-over radiation
treatment as a youngster was a precursor to diabetes in later life.
"As
a result of their curative therapies, childhood cancer survivors face
an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. In the general population,
diabetes mellitus is strongly associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease and all-cause death," she explained.
The
research revealed that, as well as three-quarters of cancer survivors
going on to develop chronic health conditions, over 42 per cent were
likely to have a severe, disabling or life-threatening condition 30
years after diagnosis.
There are around 7,000 deaths a year in the
UK which are attributed to diabetes, however the actual number of
people killed by the condition is likely to be much higher as many
patients suffer from related ailments such as cardiovascular disease.
"Therefore,
it is imperative that clinicians recognise this risk, screen for
diabetes and pre-diabetes when appropriate and approach survivors with
aggressive risk-reducing strategies," Dr Meacham explained
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