Breast cancer linked to diabetes and obesity – USATODAY.com

A womans risk of developing breast cancer appears to rise if she has diabetes or is obese after age 60, a new study indicates.

Previous research has linked obesity and increased breast cancer risk, but “the diabetes link had not been clearly shown,” said researcher Dr. Hakan Olsson, a professor of oncology at Lund University in Lund, Sweden.

Breast cancer linked to diabetes – USATODAY.com