Obesity Pathogenesis

Cancer center to coordinate nationwide project to study link between obesity and cancer

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, October 31st, 2005

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has received more than $18 million from the U.S. National Cancer Institute to help lead and coordinate a nationwide research effort to better understand the link between obesity and cancer.

The ultimate goal of the 5-year, $54 million initiative, which will involve a diverse team of researchers from across the United States, is to avoid an increase in obesity-related cancer deaths in the 21st century similar to the death toll exacted by tobacco in the 20th century.

The Hutchinson Center is one of four research centers to receive funding for the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer, or TREC,...

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