Obesity Responsible for Many Cancers
Saturday, February 20th, 2010The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) estimates that over 100,000 cancers occur in the US every year which are attributed to excess body fat.
The numbers associated with excess body fat are staggering
- 49% of endometrial cancers
- 35% of esophageal cancers
- 28% of pancreatic cancers
- 24% of kidney cancers
- 21% of gallbladder cancers
- 17% of breast cancers
- 9% of colorectal cancers
Laurence Kolonel, MD, PhD, Deputy Director of the Cancer Research Center of Hawaii and AICR/WCRF expert panel member, presented these figures after reviewing evidence for cancer risk.
Excess body fat lowers immune function and increases the oxidative process which can lead to DNA damage
For the complete article go to: http://www.aicr.org/site/News2?abbr=pr_&page=NewsArticle&id=17333&news_iv_ctrl-1102