If you search for Lantus & Cancer the following seem to be the majority opinions All Drugs have side effects and the decision is do they do more hard than good I Take Lantus and have been doing so for over 15 years I am now nearer 80 than 70 so I think I will keep using it
Conclusions
Results from the meta-analysis don't support the link between insulin glargine and an increased risk of cancer and the confidence in the estimates of the effects is very low. Further studies are needed to examine the relation between insulin glargine and cancer risk, especially breast cancer
The Lantus association with cancer in the recent report is weak. A handful of Swedish ladies who already had breast cancer and were using Lantus found their cancer worsening. But as the researchers themselves said, the sample was so small it might just be a numerical fluke.
The Eu has given lantus the all clear ...
"The drug regulator for the European Union effectively cleared Sanofi-Aventis diabetes drug Lantus from posing a greater risk of cancer, and said that the treatment should continue being prescribed and sold as usual.
The ruling was made by the European Medicines Agency earlier this week, and claimed that evidence linking the diabetic drug with cancer was inconclusive. Lantus is an insulin analogue that has been widely used since 2000.
The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use reportedly commented: "Following review of all available information on a possible relationship between insulin analogues ... and the risk of cancer, the available data does not provide a cause for concern and that changes to the prescribing advice are, therefore, not necessary," European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use."
Sanofi saw shares rise at the news, despite recent bad press in diabetes news."