Diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of breast, colorectal or prostate cancer: a population-based prospective study

Keyi Yang; Melissa S. Y. Thong; Daniela Doege; Lena Koch-Gallenkamp; Linda Weisser; Heike Bertram; Andrea Eberle; Bernd Holleczek; Alice Nennecke; Annika Waldmann; Sylke Ruth Zeissig; Ron Pritzkuleit; Lina Jansen; Hermann Brenner; Volker Arndt

doi:10.1038/s41416-026-03463-5

Diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of breast, colorectal or prostate cancer: a population-based prospective study

Keyi Yang, Melissa S. Y. Thong, Daniela Doege, Lena Koch-Gallenkamp, Linda Weisser, Heike Bertram, Andrea Eberle, Bernd Holleczek, Alice Nennecke, Annika Waldmann, Sylke Ruth Zeissig, Ron Pritzkuleit, Lina Jansen, Hermann Brenner, Volker Arndt

Abstract

We examined the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in long-term cancer survivors (LTCS) 14–24 years post-diagnosis, and evaluated the role of DM in the HRQOL of cancer survivors and cancer-free controls.

Original language	German
Journal	British Journal of Cancer
ISSN	1532-1827
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-026-03463-5
Publication status	Published - 2026

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CAESAR-2: Quality of life in long-term survivors (10+ years) of breast, colorectal and prostate cancer
Arndt, V. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Waldmann, A. (Co-PI), Koch-Gallenkamp, L. (Project Staff), Katalinic, A. (Principal Investigator (PI)), Pritzkuleit, R. (Associated Staff), Bertram, H. (Associated Staff), Eberle, A. (Associated Staff), Holleczek, B. (Associated Staff), Zeissig, S. R. (Associated Staff) & Brenner, H. (Project Staff)
01.01.16 → 31.12.18
Project: Endowments › Endowments

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Yang, K., Thong, M. S. Y., Doege, D., Koch-Gallenkamp, L., Weisser, L., Bertram, H., Eberle, A., Holleczek, B., Nennecke, A., Waldmann, A., Zeissig, S. R., Pritzkuleit, R., Jansen, L., Brenner, H., & Arndt, V. (2026). Diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of breast, colorectal or prostate cancer: a population-based prospective study. British Journal of Cancer. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-026-03463-5

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Diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life in long-term survivors of breast, colorectal or prostate cancer: a population-based prospective study

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