The Claim
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of at least 13 types of cancer, including endometrial, postmenopausal breast, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers, with a clear dose-response relationship observed for endometrial and postmenopausal breast cancer.
What the research says
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People with obesity have a higher likelihood of developing several types of cancer, including endometrial, postmenopausal breast, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers, and the risk increases with higher levels of body weight for endometrial and postmenopausal breast cancer.
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Obesity is associated with an increased risk of at least 13 types of cancer, including endometrial, postmenopausal breast, colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancers, with a clear dose-response relationship observed for endometrial and postmenopausal breast cancer.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Physical activity, sedentary behaviour, diet, and cancer: an update and emerging new evidence
This study says being overweight or obese makes it more likely to get certain cancers, especially breast and womb cancer, and the more weight you have, the higher the risk — which matches what the claim says.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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