Why obese women get cancer more often than men?

Obesity is a major risk factor for the development of cancer diseases. However, suffering from overweight women were significantly more likely to become victims of malignant tumors than men with excess weight.

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For example, each year in UK 13 thousand of the fair sex sick cancer due to obesity That twice the more than men are overweight. According to experts, this is happening in largely due to the impact of a specific female hormone estrogen, which the two most common causes of obesity, and female cancers - tumors of the uterus and breast, arising after Menopause .

Before menopause estrogen is produced by the ovaries to thicken the inner surface of the uterus, necessary in preparation for ovulation. Each month the female body as It produces the hormone progesterone, which "cleans" the surface of the wall uterus during menstruation, preparing them for accession fertilized egg. However, estrogen is also produced in the female body fat. And the more fat cells a woman has, the more estrogen she produces.

After menopause   Women who are overweight continue produce a lot of estrogen, which influences the surface of the uterine wall, but the regulatory effect of progesterone is not. This is what leads to cancer of the uterus. High levels of estrogen after menopause also It stimulates the abnormal growth of breast cells, which leads to a more rapid development of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer.

These theory supported by numerous scientific studies conducted in the US and Sweden in 2009. It was found that weight loss in women allows achieve a reduction in the risk of two types of cancer due to obesity   42%. That is why it is very important to women carefully monitor their weight and remember the threats. Besides of victims of obesity need to frequently pass through preventive inspections. (READ MORE)

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