The more waist circumference increases, the higher the rate of liver cancer

A new study shows that every waist increases to 5.08cm, the risk of liver cancer is difficult to detect will increase to 10%.

The study looked at data from 1.57 million adults in the United States and found that men had a 38% increased risk of cancer whenever their body mass index (BMI) increased by 5 points, while women face a 25% increased risk.

Cases of liver cancer diagnosis have increased by 50% in just a decade and there are currently about 6,000 new cancers detected each year in the UK.

This situation is considered particularly dangerous with the survival rate of 5 years of living with the disease is only 10% because patients often have no symptoms, so the cancer is not detected at the cure phase. treat.

The study is published in the Cancer Research journal, which includes data from 14 different studies. Participants were asked to complete a detailed questionnaire on height, weight and other factors such as tobacco use and alcohol consumption.

Not only does alcohol increase the risk of liver cancer.(Source: TELEGRAPH).

None of the participants had cancer at the time of participation but over time 2,162 people developed liver disease.

Researchers found that people with type 2 diabetes, closely related to obesity, were more likely to be diagnosed with liver cancer 2.61 times higher than normal people. Even the risk is higher in people with high BMI.

Peter Campbell, director of the American Cancer Society, who conducted the study, said: "We found that each of the three elements of diabetes, obesity and liver cancer is closely related. This study reinforces significant evidence that liver cancer is one of the types of cancer associated with obesity. "

He said studies have also clarified that liver cancer is not only related to excessive drinking and viral hepatitis.