> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.foodconsumer.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Type 2 diabetes mellitus lowers breast cancer survival odds - URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/type_2_diabeets_breast_cancer_survival_0827120639/ - Published: 2012-08-27T19:38:00.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-22T15:55:27.000Z - Description: Among 4,390 Taiwanese women with early-stage breast cancer, the 7.7 percent who also had type 2 diabetes had lower five-year survival: 85 versus 91 percent for breast cancer specifically and 79 versus 90 percent overall. Adjusted, their risk of shorter survival rose 53 and 71 percent. - Author: Food Consumer - Tags: Disease, Health News, #vivvo-import By David Liu, PHD Monday Aug 27, 2012 ([foodconsumer.org](http://www.foodconsumer.org/)) -- Breast cancer is already terrible enough. But a new study in the Oncologist suggests having type 2 diabetes mellitus may decrease the chance for a breast cancer patient to become a survivor. The study led by Wei-Wu Chen of National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch in Yunlin, Taiwan and colleagues showed breast cancer patients who had type 2 diabetes mellitus had a higher risk of dying from all causes and of breast cancer, compared to those who did not have diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus has been associated with the survival duration of breast cancer patients in previous studies. The current study was meant to examine the impact of type 2 diabetes melltus and other comorbidities on the breast cancer specific survival and overall survival in Asian patients with early stage breast cancer. The study was based on data from 4390 patients with newly diagnosed, early-stage breast cancer who were registered to the Taiwan Cancer Registry database in 2003 and 2004\. Type 2 diabetes mellitus status and other comoridities came from Taiwan's National Health Insurance database. Of breast cancer patients identified, 341 or 7.7% of the total were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It was found that the 5-year breast cancer specific survival and overall survival rates were signfiicantly lower in patients with diabetes mellitus, compared to those without the disease, 85% versus 91% for breast cancer specific survival and 79 % versus 90% for overall survival. After adjustment for clinicopathologic variables and comorbidities, breast cancer patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were found 53 percent and 71 percent more likely than those without diabetes mellitus to have a shorter survival period. The researchers concluded "In Asian patients with early-stage breast cancer, DM is an independent predictor of lower BCS (breast cancer specific survival) and OS (overall survival) rates, even after adjusting for other comorbidities. The integration of DM care as part of the continuum of care for early-stage breast cancer should be emphasized." Type 2 diabetes mellitus is found in an estimated 24 million Americans. Breast cancer is expected to be diagnosed in about 230,000 American women and expected to kill about 37,000 in the year of 2012, according to the National Cancer Institute. Breast cancer and diabetes mellitus are in many cases preventable by following a healthy lifestyle including a healthy diet. What can help prevent or treat type 2 diabetes mellitus include vitamin C, weight loss, rheumatoid arthritis drug, vitamin d, drinking coffee and tea, eating fish, green vegetables, dairy products, breastfeeding, psyllium fiber, wheat bran, soy products, mediterranean diet, physical activity and healthy diet, and brown rice. What may increase the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus include statins, obesity, western diet, night shift work, flame retardants, sugar-sweetened drinks, low serum potassium, red meat, inhaled steroid, and processed meat. What may help prevent or treat breast cancer include weight loss, beans, berries, dark green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, garlic, pro-vitamin E, soy and broccoli, breastfeeding, home work, high dietary fiber, low-protein diet, grapes, green tea and mushroom, vitamin c, artemisinin, sufficient calcium, sun expsoure, vitamin d, caloric restriction, Danggui Longhui Wan, moderate exercise, turmeric, fish oil, apple, Forsteronia refracta, oleic acid in olive oil, eating kelp, soy, grape juice, whole wheat, omega 3 fatty acids, cabbage and sauerkraut. What may or can increase risk of breast cancer include mammogram screening, red meat, processed meat, dietary fat, barbecued meat, eating too much grapefruit, western diet, aluminum salts, low doses of radiation, high levels of serum iron, antibiotics, living in a city, acrylamide, alcohol, high GI diet, adipose fat, plastic compound, cleaning chemical, hormone therapy ,French fries, medical radiation, and hormone replacement therapy.