Lung cancer and type 2 diabetes experience in Dolj County (southwest region of Romania) - a clinical, bioclinical and pathological study.

Background And Aim: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cancer, the most important public health problems nowadays, and the mechanisms between the presence of diabetes and the development of malignancies remain unclear. The leading cause of cancer death in 2020 is attributed to lung cancer. This study aimed to highlight the impact of the association of these two diseases and the predominant histopathological type of lung cancer in the selected group, glycemic imbalance, and information about the course and outlook for these patients.