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Research has shown a link between heart disease and diabetes, and some types of digestive cancers, to the extent that doctors are urged to screen heart and diabetes patients for these cancers, for the purpose of early detection. 
 
Furthermore, some medications for heart disease, such as ACE inhibitors, work to reduce this cancer risk. 
 
In particular, patients newly diagnosed with diabetes should be screened for pancreatic cancer since this deadly form of cancer has few symptoms until the advanced stage. 
 
Diabetes and coronary artery disease were also found to be associated with colorectal cancer. 
 

Diabetes, Heart Disease Can Herald Early GI Cancers

Medical News Today - 5/25/2006 3:13 AM

Heart disease and diabetes are among the most common conditions plaguing Americans today, and they are related to a host of other diseases. Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® 2006 (DDW) now also demonstrates that these conditions can be warning signs for some types of digestive cancers, and may lead to early screening and interventions that may help prevent the onset of cancer or lead to earlier detection and treatment. Furthermore, certain treatments for these diseases may actually reduce digestive cancer risk. DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery.
 
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