Diabetes Drug Is Linked With Bladder Cancer Risk
Abstract
Recent research links the diabetes drug pioglitazone with an increased risk of bladder cancer. The nested case-control study analyzed data from 115 727 patients in the United Kingdom who were newly treated with diabetes drugs between 1988 and 2009. Researchers reported an 83% increased risk of bladder cancer in those who had ever taken pioglitazone, which translates into a rate of 74 cases per 100 000 person-years. Even though that's similar to the rate among people at least 65 years old...