John Wiley & Sons: Overweight and Obesity Linked to Higher Cancer Risks in Large Danish Study
January 09, 2020
January 09, 2020
HOBOKEN, New Jersey, Jan. 9 -- John Wiley and Sons issued the following news release:
Overweight and obesity were associated with higher risks of several common cancers in a 40-year, nationwide Danish study.
In the Journal of Internal Medicine study, there were 20,706 cancers among 313,321 adults diagnosed with overweight and obesity compared with 18,480 cancers that were expected based on information from the general population. This corresponds to a 12% higher risk as . . .
Overweight and obesity were associated with higher risks of several common cancers in a 40-year, nationwide Danish study.
In the Journal of Internal Medicine study, there were 20,706 cancers among 313,321 adults diagnosed with overweight and obesity compared with 18,480 cancers that were expected based on information from the general population. This corresponds to a 12% higher risk as . . .