obesity Archives - fullSTEAMahead365 https://fullsteamahead365.com/tag/obesity/ Human Advancement Never Stops Tue, 21 May 2024 15:02:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/fullsteamahead365.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-cropped-icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 obesity Archives - fullSTEAMahead365 https://fullsteamahead365.com/tag/obesity/ 32 32 156403294 Obesity-related cancer found in 40% of patients in new research https://fullsteamahead365.com/2024/05/21/obesity-related-cancer-found-in-40-of-patients-in-new-research/ https://fullsteamahead365.com/2024/05/21/obesity-related-cancer-found-in-40-of-patients-in-new-research/#respond Tue, 21 May 2024 15:02:42 +0000 https://fullsteamahead365.com/?p=10064 Lund University research identified 32 types of obesity-linked cancers, doubling the previously recognized number.

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]]> In research at Lund University in Malmo, Sweden that studied the weight and lifestyle of over 4 million participants over four decades, malignant melanoma, gastric tumors, cancers of the small intestine and pituitary glands, head and neck cancer, and vulvar and penis cancer were identified for the first time among 19 potential obesity-related cancers.

Genetic exchange between chromosomes can cause cells to become cancerous, like these cells from metastasized Ewing's sarcoma.
(Image: Lance Liotta Laboratory) – Cancer-Causing Genes Can Convert Even the Most Committed Cells. PLoS Biology Vol. 3/8/2005, e276 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0030276

In total, the researchers identified 32 types of cancer with an obesity link, which is more than double the 13 types of cancer previously identified in 2016 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The new research will be presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, Italy, confirms these cancers, which include cases in the breast, bowel, womb, and kidney, can be caused by obesity.

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