Disease Associations

Obesity linked to increased cancer rates

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, February 23rd, 2004

For women who are overweight or obese with a body mass index (BMI) over 26, here's another reason to lose weight: obesity may increase your risk of several cancers.

BMI is a measurement physicians use to determine healthy or unhealthy weight.

The February 2004 issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource explains the strongest connections between a woman's weight and risks for cancer:

Breast: After menopause, obese women have 1-1/2 times the risk of developing breast cancer as do women of a healthy weight.

Uterine lining (endometrium): Obese women have two to four times the risk of developing endometrial...

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