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Obesity is a risk factor for the incidence of several cancers including endometrial, colorectal, kidney, esophagus, postmenopausal breast, and pancreas.
Maintaining a healthy weight is crucial for preventing several common cancers, including breast (postmenopausal), colorectal, kidney, esophagus, pancreas, and endometrial cancers.
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Consensus now exists that obesity is a risk factor for cancers of the endometrium, colorectum, kidney, esophagus, breast (postmenopause), and pancreas
Why this rating
Described as 'Consensus' in the paper.
Source
The Role of Obesity in Cancer Survival and Recurrence
Wendy Demark‐Wahnefried et al. · Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention · 2012
DOI 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-0485
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