Overweight and obesity are linked to an increased risk of several common cancers, reports a new study. Having type 2 diabetes or alcoholism-related diseases, in addition, can heighten the risk of cancer.
Obesity is linked to metabolic abnormalities that predispose patients to heightened cancer risk, finds a new study. Contemporary data on the long‐term risk of specific cancers are sparse among patients with hospital‐diagnosed overweight and obesity. The findings of the study are published in the Journal of Internal Medicine.// In the study, there were 20,706 cancers among 313,321 adults diagnosed with overweight and obesity compared with 18,480 cancers that were expected based on information from the general population. This corresponds to a 12% higher risk associated with overweight and obesity.
‘Having type 2 diabetes or alcoholism-related diseases in addition to overweight or obesity was linked with an even higher risk of cancer.
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The increased risk was seen for cancers previously identified as obesity-related, including pancreatic and postmenopausal breast cancers, as well as for blood and neurological cancers. Read More..
Source-Eurekalert