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A 15-year registry based follow up study of site specific cancer mortality among immigrants with type 2 diabetes in Sweden.
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SUBMITTER: Tollosa DN
PROVIDER: S-EPMC12910089 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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A 15-year registry based follow up study of site specific cancer mortality among immigrants with type 2 diabetes in Sweden.
Scientific reports 20260213 1
Cancer is a leading cause of death among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and immigrants in Europe face a higher T2D risk than native populations. We investigated mortality disparities in overall and eight specific T2D-related cancers among immigrants and native Swedes diagnosed with T2D between 2006 and 2021. An open cohort of 478,607 individuals aged ≥ 35 years at the time of T2D diagnosis (28% first-generation [G1] and 6% second-generation [G2] immigrants) was followed until December 3 ...[more]