title: [Diabetes mellitus and obesity: projection onto oncological morbidity].
abstract: Peculiar features of human morbidity and their changes in time are registered chronologically starting from the XVII-VYIIIth centuries. After the period of predominantly infectious diseases, chronic and non-communicable conditions continued to gain momentum in the last 3-5 decades. Side by side with AIDS, accidents, effects of smoking etc, the global epidemics of diabetes mellitus and obesity comes up to take a leading place in the general population morbidity. In this communication, possible causes of this situation and its possible association with cancer are considered based on the results of original studies. Measures for the prevention and treatment of these diseases are discussed.
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Bershteĭn
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Merabishvili
authors.forename: A Iu
authors.initials: AIu
authors.lastname: Kovalevskiĭ
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Vasil'ev
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Kotov
authors.forename: I A
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Karpova
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Semenova
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Pozharisskiĭ
authors.forename: V F
authors.initials: VF
authors.lastname: Semiglazov
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity / Q000639:trends; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology