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2. Obesity and cancer - Wikipedia

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   Obesity and cancer. The association between obesity, as defined by a body mass index of 30 or higher, and risk of a variety of types of cancer has received a considerable amount of attention in recent years. [1] Obesity has been associated with an increased risk of esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, breast cancer (among ...

3. Pancreatic cancer - Wikipedia

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   Pancreatic cancer rarely occurs before the age of 40, and more than half of cases of pancreatic adenocarcinoma occur in those over 70. [2] Risk factors for pancreatic cancer include tobacco smoking, obesity, diabetes, and certain rare genetic conditions. [2] About 25% of cases are linked to smoking, [3] and 5–10% are linked to inherited genes ...

4. Pancreatic Cancer Is Rising at an Alarming Rate in Women ...

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   “The known risk factors of pancreatic cancer are smoking, pancreatitis, obesity, and genetic-related risk factors,” Dr. Kim says. “There may be several factors associated with the study ...

5. Cancer rates in millennials, Gen X-ers have risen starkly in ...

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   Here’s what to know about the generational risk of cancer and what you can do to reduce yours. ... the rates of 17 types of cancer, including pancreatic, breast and gastric cancer, have risen ...

6. Gen X, millennials face higher risk of 17 cancers than older ...

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   The risk was two to three times higher in people born in 1990 for pancreatic, kidney and small intestine cancers, compared to people born in 1955. Liver cancer diagnoses in women followed the same ...

7. Obesity paradox - Wikipedia

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   Human body weight. The obesity paradox is the finding in some studies of a lower mortality rate for overweight or obese people within certain subpopulations. [1][2][3] The paradox has been observed in people with cardiovascular disease and cancer.

8. GLP-1 Drugs Like Ozempic May Reduce Risk of These 10 ... - AOL

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   59% reduced risk of pancreatic cancer. 53% reduced risk of a type of liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma. ... “We know that obesity is a huge factor in gallbladder disease,” Stanford ...

9. Diet and cancer - Wikipedia

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   For breast cancer, there is a replicated trend for women with a more "prudent or healthy" diet, i.e. higher in fruits and vegetables, to have a lower risk of cancer. [18] Unhealthy dietary patterns are associated with a higher body mass index suggesting a potential mediating effect of obesity on cancer risk. [19]