Research Links Overweight, Obesity To Increased Risk For At Least 13 Types Of Cancer.

“Well” blog reports that a review published in The New England Journal of Medicine “found solid evidence that being overweight or obese increases the risk for at least 13 types of cancer.” The blog points out that “strong evidence was already available to link five cancers to being overweight or obese: adenocarcinoma of the esophagus; colorectal cancer; breast cancer in postmenopausal women; and uterine and kidney cancers.” The “new review...links an additional eight cancers to excess fat: gastric cardia...liver cancer; gallbladder cancer; pancreatic cancer; thyroid cancer; ovarian cancer; meningioma...and multiple myeloma.” http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/24/obesity-linked-to-at-least-13-types-of-cancer/?_r=0