A retrospective analysis of more than 110,000 women between the ages of 45 and 80 found that those who took GLP-1 medications were about 30 percent less likely to develop breast cancer than those who did not take GLP-1 medications, according to research presented today at the 2026 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting (Abstract 10506) by Elizabeth McDonald, MD, PhD, a professor of Radiology in the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine and a practicing breast radiologist at Penns Abramson Cancer Center
Newer agents appear to be more effective at A1c and weight lowering, and its a very exciting time for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity when the new GLP-1 agonists are able to achieve more robust A1c lowering than any other existing diabetes medication other than insulin, she told Healthline
Common side effects include nausea, vomiting, and gastrointestinal changeseffects that usually diminish after the first 2-4 weeks but warrant discussion with your healthcare provider
Azithromycin tablets are commonly referenced as 250 mg and 500 mg strengths
Peptide synthesis for smaller molecules (5-29 amino acids) is far simpler than recombinant 191-amino-acid protein production
Who should not self-source it