Dataset on growth factor levels and insulin use in patients with diabetes mellitus and incident breast cancer.

ABSTRACT: Growth factor profiles could be influenced by the utilization of exogenous insulin. The data presented shows the relationship between pre-existing use of injectable insulin in women diagnosed with breast cancer and type 2 diabetes mellitus, the growth factor profiles at the time of breast cancer diagnosis, and subsequent cancer outcomes. A Pearson correlation analysis evaluating the relationship between growth factors stratified by of insulin use and controls is also provided.

SUBMITTER: Wintrob ZA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5315441 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature