Artificial Insulin May Have Cancer Link
June 29th, 2009 meg
New studies have shown a “possible link” between the use of the diabetes treatment Lantus and cancer.
Lantus, made by French drug giant Sanofi-Aventis SA, is an artificial form of insulin.
Patients taking a higher dose of Lantus had a 31% higher risk of being diagnosed with cancer, according to the study.
Another study in Sweden found that patients taking Lantus had double the risk of breast cancer compared with patients taking other insulins.
However, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes cautioned that until more research is available, patients taking Lantus shouldn’t stop taking it.
