Diabetes Mellitus Is Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Retrospective Study in Southwest China

Abstract

Background and aims: A lot of case-control patient studies have investigated the association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Despite some controversial reports, it has been suggested that DM is associated with HCC. Therefore, it is necessary to delineate the involvement of DM, together with other related risk factors, in HCC with large sample size and strict analysis methodology.