JAMA Internal Medicine: Radiation Therapy Topic Collection http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/ en-us Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 GMT Tue, 01 Jan 2013 00:51:33 GMT Silverchair editor@archinte.jamanetwork.com webmaster@archinte.jamanetwork.com High-Dose Abdominal Radiotherapy and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus Abdominal Radiotherapy and Diabetes Mellitus Risk http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=486906 Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Kleinerman RA, Weinstock RM, Mabuchi K. <span class="paragraphSection">Meacham et al reported a significantly increased risk of diabetes mellitus (DM) following abdominal irradiation for childhood cancer, separate from the effect of total irradiation. Prompted by this finding of an increased risk of DM, we examined the risk of death from diabetes in a cohort of patients with peptic ulcers, who were treated with high-dose abdominal radiation to decrease acid secretion.</span> 170 16 1506 1507 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.285 http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleID=486906