Being overweight increases the risk of 10 common cancers, suggested a study of five million UK adults that prompted a call Thursday for tougher anti-obesity measures. Researchers calculated that 12,000 cases of these 10 cancers every year in the UK were attributable to excess body weight. And if current trends continue, "there could be over 3,500 extra cancers every year as a result," said a statement issued with the study, the largest of its kind, published ...Friday 15 August 2014
Higher Risk of Common Cancers With Excess Body Weight
Being overweight increases the risk of 10 common cancers, suggested a study of five million UK adults that prompted a call Thursday for tougher anti-obesity measures. Researchers calculated that 12,000 cases of these 10 cancers every year in the UK were attributable to excess body weight. And if current trends continue, "there could be over 3,500 extra cancers every year as a result," said a statement issued with the study, the largest of its kind, published ...
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