Diabetes Stalks Survivors of Childhood Cancer

Oncology Stat reports on an article from Archives of Internal Medicine, Sur"Childhood Cancer Survivors at Double the Risk for Diabetes ." "Increased diabetes risk is independent of obesity and physical inactivity. It is most evident among survivors of acute myelogenous leukemia, neuroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, and Hodgkin's lymphoma, especially if they received radiation therapy."