58 With respect to anxiety, the analysis from Han (2020) revealed that diabetes was a highly significant predictor in patients with gastric cancer. 59 Previous research also showed that diabetes is an important risk factor for developing postoperative depression in patients with lung cancer. 60 In addition, a current qualitative analysis by Pinheiro and colleagues (2023) indicates that the combination of worsening glycemic control and the burden of cancer treatment can lead to negative psychosocial consequences, such as anxiety and depression. 27 This is problematic, as diabetes is very common in patients with cancer.
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The association of diabetes mellitus and routinely collected patient-reported outcomes in patients with cancer. A real-world cohort study.
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