title: Colon carcinoma and diabetes mellitus.
abstract: A significantly increased occurrence of overt diabetes mellitus was found among colon or rectal carcinoma patients by comparison with that found among lung carcinoma or hip fracture populations in two hospitals.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D004032:Diet; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies