According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), over 684,000 Americans are diagnosed with an "obesity-associated" cancer each year. The incidence of many of these cancers has been ...

Obesity is emerging as a major risk factor in today's cancer story. Learn how excess weight increases cancer risk, the types ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association showed that the chance of mortality is greater for ...

Genetic predisposition to excess body weight was linked to 15% higher mortality in breast cancer survivors, with more walking needed to offset risk.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Beyond obesity's association with cardiovascular diseases and metabolic disorders, mounting evidence reveals a ...

MALAGA, Spain—Among patients with obesity or diabetes, the long-term incidence of cancer related to excess body weight doesn’t differ between those treated with an early-generation glucagon-like ...

Obesity is beating tobacco as the top risk factor for cancer. It is important to learn how obesity can affect cancer care, what types of cancer are linked to obesity, and what everyone can do to lower ...

Obesity and stress could magnify the risk of one of the most aggressive types of cancer, a new study suggests. Researchers at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) found that stress-related ...

New research shows metabolically healthy and unhealthy ‘forms’ of obesity are linked to a greater risk of developing obesity-related cancers. Doctors concluded being metabolically unhealthy is harmful ...

—A study that explored trends in obesity and endometrial cancer in the U.S concluded that the combination of the 2 conditions hits younger women, and Black and Hispanic women in particular, the ...

In a recent study published in BMC Medical Genomics, researchers assessed the association between obesity and head and neck cancer risk. Study: Obesity and head and neck cancer risk: a mendelian ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nutrients, researchers investigated available literature on the impacts of obesity and overweight on prostate cancer. Additionally, they discuss whether a ...