Strong scientific evidence shows a link betweenobesity and some major types of cancer, mainly those related to the digestive organs and breast cancer, according to the results of a study published in the British medical journal. Important findings, because today cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the world, and the prevalence of obesity has more than doubled over the past 40 years.
Researchers at Imperial College London in the UK conducted a meta-analysis of 204 studies to confirm links between obesity and 36 different cancers and their subtypes.
Scientific literature had already shown that obesity increased prostate cancer And the one of uterus. She was also declared as a risk factor for aggressive cancers.
Increased risk of breast cancer
The results of this study showed that the risk of breast cancer After the menopause, in women who had never taken hormone replacement therapy, increased by 11% for every 5 kg of weight gain. The researchers also observed that the risk of endometrial cancer increased by 21% as soon as the waist / hip measurement ratio increased by 0.1.
The study also found that weight gain is linked to the risk of colorectal cancer and that a high body mass index (BMI) increases the risk of gallbladder cancer, cardiac cancer (cancer of the junction between the esophagus and the stomach) and ovarian cancer.
“Given the crucial role of health benefits in the detection and prevention of obesity, clinicians can be a powerful force in reducing the burden of obesity-related cancers like many other chronic diseases related to overweight. , heart disease and stroke, ”conclude Maria Kyrgiou and Kostas Tsilidis of Imperial College London.
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