Warning of overweight phenomenon related to 8 types of cancer

International researchers on August 24 said that overweight patients are at risk of developing stomach cancer, gastrointestinal diseases as well as brain diseases and proliferative tumors.

International researchers on August 24 said that overweight patients are at risk of developing stomach cancer, gastrointestinal diseases as well as brain diseases and proliferative tumors.

A new report published in the New England Journal of Medicine has added more than 8 types of cancers to the list so be aware of people who are overweight.

In 2002, the France-based World Health Organization (IARC) Cancer Research Agency said that overweight people could increase the risk of colon, esophageal, kidney, breast and stomach cancer. baby

However, the agency has added to the list above the risk of stomach cancer, liver, bladder, spleen, ovary and thyroid as well as a malignant brain tumor known as Meningococcal disease and myeloid blood cancer.

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Cancer often arises without a clear cause.

Researchers have reviewed more than 1,000 overweight and cancer-risk subjects, saying limiting weight gain for more than a decade could help reduce the risk of these cancers.

Cancer often arises without a clear cause. Cancer can arise from viruses, environmental pollution, genetic factors and radioactive contamination.

Besides, lifestyle factors such as smoking or being overweight can also make a person more susceptible to cancer.

According to statistics, about 9% of women with cancer in North America, Europe and the Middle East are thought to be related to obesity.

According to health experts, in the body of obese patients the production and overproduction of hormones such as estrogen, testosterone and insulin have led to a higher risk of these cancers.

Around the world, about 640 million adults and 110 million children are obese.

Update 14 December 2018
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