Obesity Survival and Mortality

Researcher discusses possible mechanisms involved in the link between obesity and cancer

Published in Cancer Weekly, February 4th, 2003

by Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS, senior medical writer - The obesity-related increase in cancer risk may be promoted through various mechanisms involving reproductive hormones such as estrogen, gastrointestinal hormones such as gastrin, and other substances such as leptin, according to a report in the Journal of Nutrition.

"An increase in the risk of cancer is one of the consequences of obesity," commented George A. Bray at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. "The predominant cancers associated with obesity have a hormonal base and include breast, prostate, endometrium, colon and gallbladder cancers. As the basis for understanding the...

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