Obesity causes 100k cancer cases a year.

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Obesity causes 100k cancer cases a year
November 8 2009 | Times of India Bangalore

 
Washington: Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published on Friday. 

The group, which funds research on the link between diet and the disease, said 49% of endrometrial cancers, which originate in the womb, and 35% of oesophageal cancers are linked to excess body fat. Its clearer than ever that obesitys impact is felt before, during and after cancer, it increases risk, makes treatment more difficult and shortens survival, said Laurence Kolonel of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii. 

Scientists have long seen a link between obesity and certain types of cancer, but the study extrapolated from US cancer incidence data is among the first to conclude the link exists on such a scale. According to the government-backed Centers for Disease Control, 34% of American adults aged 20 and over are obese. AFP