Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from cancer because of the weight

Women are twice as likely as men victims of cancer associated with increased weight. That is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer at the WHO.

Women's obesity

Nearly twice as many women than men, gets cancer   at a result of obesity . Overall, According to the World Health Organization, each year are diagnosed worldwide 500 thousand cases of cancer directly linked to excess weight. On top of that mournful list is the exotic island of Barbados in which 12, 7% of all cases of female cancer diseases associated with obesity .

Previous studies have shown the risk of developing cancer often grows together with weight human, or an increase of its body mass index. A significant number of women ill post-menopausal breast cancer - a fairly common form disease, but only 10% of these tumors are caused by excess fat.

However, some types of cancer Obesity plays a much greater role. In particular, cancer of the gallbladder this proportion is 50%. Obesity is the most significant risk factor cancer esophagus, intestine, colon, kidney, pancreatic, ovarian, and the uterine wall.

Adiposity 5 is 2% of all tumor diseases in developed countries as found scientists from the WHO. According to the authors, about a quarter of all neoplastic diseases associated with obesity, could be prevented, if they had kept the victim and the same body mass index, they It was 30 years ago. (READ MORE)

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