The incretin effect in healthy individuals and those with type 2 diabetes: Physiology, pathophysiology, and response to therapeutic interventions
Ask about the benefits and risks of each medication and what kind of monitoring is required
A 17% Reduction in Overall Cancer Risk A landmark study published in JAMA Oncology (Dai H et al., August 2025), drawing on data from 14 health systems encompassing approximately 20 million patients, found that adults with obesity who were prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists had a 17% lower risk of developing cancer compared to carefully matched non-users
Frias JP, Davies MJ, Rosenstock J, Perez Manghi FC, Fernandez Lando L, Bergman BK, Liu B, Cui X, Brown K, Investigators, S.-
However, the combination has not been systematically studied