Excess weight and cancer

Weight, weight gain, and obesity are associated with about 20% of all cancer cases. These cancers includes esophageal, thyroid, colon, renal, liver, melanoma, multiple myeloma, rectum, gallbladder, leukemia, lymphoma, and prostate in men; and postmenopausal breast and endometrium in women. Interestingly, Bariatric (weight loss) surgery has been associated with a 60 percent reduction in cancer mortality over seven year follow-up.  Thus, we have more incentives to lose weight.   Easy said than done.   So I will try to write my suggested weight loss recommendation at next blog.

Reference:

-          Wolin KY, Carson K, Colditz GA.  Obesity and cancer. Oncologist. 2010;15(6):556

-          Adams TD, et al. Long-term mortality after gastric bypass surgery. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(8):753