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Cancers linked to excess weight make up 40% of all US diagnoses, study finds
2017-10-04
[PJ] Cancers associated with being overweight or obese account for 40% of all diagnoses of the disease in the United States, an increasing share of all cancer diagnoses nationwide.

Although new cases of cancer have fallen since the 1990s, diagnoses of overweight- and obesity-linked cancers increased between 2005 and 2014, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Being overweight is associated with increased risk for 13 types of cancer.

"When we step back and lump together all the types of cancer associated with overweight and obesity, we saw a direction upwards," said Anne Schuchat, deputy director of the CDC.

"That’s not a smoking gun, but it’s a note of caution for us."

Researchers at the CDC used data from the US Cancer Statistics database from 2005 to 2014, looking specifically at cancers the International Agency for Research on Cancer classifies as linked to being overweight.

The study looked at cancers more likely to occur in people who are overweight or obese. These cancers are linked to being overweight, but are not necessarily caused by being overweight.
Posted by:Besoeker

#12  They live with men.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-10-04 23:35  

#11  Women have more stress? How do you figure that, Skidmark?
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-10-04 22:46  

#10  Cancer doesn't care about gender, real or imagined. Women have a higher incident of cancer because they have more stress.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-10-04 16:51  

#9  And read "Undoctored" by William Davis, M.D. That's the full plan for health autonomy. "Why health care has failed you and how you can become smarter than your doctor."
Posted by: Crusoth Clock7726   2017-10-04 16:48  

#8  Mr B, spend some time learning and trying ketogenic eating. Would suit your outlook and disposition well and your carcinoma not all.
Posted by Crusoth Clock

Thanks Crusoth. I'll give it a study.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-10-04 14:58  

#7  Cancer is sexist. From the article:

Women also faced a disproportionate risk of being diagnosed with such cancers. More than half (55%) of all cancers diagnosed in women are linked to being overweight, compared with a quarter (24%) in men.
Posted by: trailing wife   2017-10-04 14:48  

#6  Mr B, spend some time learning and trying ketogenic eating. Would suit your outlook and disposition well and your carcinoma not all.
Posted by: Crusoth Clock7726   2017-10-04 10:54  

#5  The study looked at cancers more likely to occur in people who are overweight or obese.

a outcome-directed result. Like CTE in the brains of NFL players who had dementia or bizarre behavior like suicide
Posted by: Frank G   2017-10-04 08:50  

#4  I'd blame chronic inflammation from excess sugar from the gut microbiome partying.

My recurring Basal Cell Carcinoma could be the result of the defiance of gaia and melanin challenged, global roaming. Perhaps Paul was correct when he said we are to "bloom where planted."
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-10-04 07:13  

#3  Cancer is also related to those who breath air in 100 percent of those diagnosed with the diseases.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2017-10-04 07:12  

#2  I'd blame chronic inflammation from excess sugar from the gut microbiome partying.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2017-10-04 06:52  

#1  Being overweight has numerous health risks; heart disease, diabetes, arthritis to name a few.
Posted by: phil_b   2017-10-04 05:45  

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