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How is obesity linked to cancer? |
I am only doing GCSE so plese don't be too complex. Some forms of fat are supposed to have estrogen making potential, that may be a factor in hormone related cancers like breast. The relationship of obesity and high blood pressure and diabetes is stronger than the relationship to cancers. take a look at this link ... http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/facts... Still Under Reasearch What is GCSE? Exactly how severe overweight leads to breast cancers is not yet known. The link between body mass index and breast cancer is mostly statistical. We can see it, but we don't understand exactly why it exists. Because of the link between obesity and breast cancer, it is important for all women to maintain control over their weight, especially as they enter menopause. Eat low fat foods is good. Breast Cancer and Obesisty - Studies. A recently published finding from the Nurses' Health Study in Boston found that post-menopausal women just 44 pounds overweight double their risk of breast cancer. Further, "There seems to be even a stronger association with greater degrees of obesity," according to Harvard University endocrinologist JoAnn Manson, M.D., one of the heads of the study. Meanwhile, a recent Yale study found that severely obese women are more than three times as likely to have their breast tumors detected at a later, less treatable stage of the disease. Most Americans eat a high fat diet which includes lots of fats and sugar. Cancer loves sugar. http://www.annecollins.com/obesity/breas... adipocytes secrete some cytokines like tumor necrosis factor alpha that stimulate inflammatory and degenerative reactions which may lead to some cancers. also in obesity there is alot of undigested material the putefaction of which produce toxins which may lead to cancer colon. |
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