Insulin resistance, growth factors and cytokine levels in overweight women with breast cancer before and after chemotherapy

Eftychia Chala, Christos Manes, Helias Iliades, Georgios Skaragkas, Despina Mouratidou, Efthymios Kapantais

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OBJECTIVE: To evaluate insulin values, insulin resistance, growth factors and cytokine levels in women suffering from breast cancer and the effect of chemotherapy on these parameters. DESIGN: In a prospective study, glucose and insulin values were determined in ten previously undiagnosed diabetic postmenopausal women with stage IV breast cancer (hepatic metastases excluded) during an oral glucose tolerance test …