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Putting health on the menu
Los Angeles Times, CA -
Obesity has been linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer, strokes, asthma, diabetes and reduced life expectancy. According to the Centers for ...
Early screening is crucial to improving recovery rates for breast ...
Orlando Sentinel, FL -
"One in eight women develops breast cancer by the age of 80." While obesity, alcohol intake and hormone-replacement therapy all have been linked to breast ...
Children to face double cancer risk of parents due to obesity
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Jul 25, 2008
He said: "There is strong evidence that obesity is linked to a number of cancers, including post menopausal breast cancer, the most common form of cancer in ...
Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study
Reuters India, India - Jul 15, 2008
The findings suggest are some of the first evidence that the link between obesity and pancreatic cancer is as strong in women as in men, ...
Million Women Study Portrays Strong Obesity ?Cancer Link
MedIndia, India - Jul 16, 2008
Close to 50% of the cases pertaining to cancer of the womb and throat were found to be linked to obesity. The study which tracked a million women between ...
Cell phones on the hook for health concerns
Contra Costa Times, CA - Jul 31, 2008
High levels of electromagnetic radiation, such as that found in X-rays, are strong enough to potentially damage DNA, which may trigger cancer formation. ...
Time to take trans fats off the menu
Adelaidenow, Australia - Aug 3, 2008
There is strong medical evidence to support the view that trans fats encourage "bad cholesterol" and contribute to obesity. This, in turn, can lead to heart ...

Malaysia Star
Have fewer sick days!
Malaysia Star, Malaysia - Aug 2, 2008
If you must, smoke outside of the home or as far away as possible from your child as passive smoking contributes to lung cancer and other respiratory ...
Empty claims against calorie menu
Los Angeles Times, CA - Jul 24, 2008
The epidemic has hit the state's pocketbook as well: Obesity costs the state $28.5 billion in healthcare costs and lost worker productivity, according to a ...
Ministerial Matters
Pharmacy in Focus, UK - Aug 4, 2008
A strong and independent voice to represent the views of patients, clients and carers is vital. A single Patient and Client Council, with its five area ...
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Endometrial cancer, obesity, and body fat distribution -
H Austin - Cancer Research, 1991 - AACR
... an optometry clinic. A strong, positive relationship between overall obesity
and endometrial cancer was found. The relative rate ...

Physical Activity, Obesity, and Risk for Colon Cancer and Adenoma in Men -
E Giovannucci, A Ascherio, EB Rimm, GA Colditz, MJ … - Annals of Internal Medicine, 1995 - annals.highwire.org
... especially women, among whom weak associations between total body mass and risk
for colon cancer may have obscured the strong influence of abdominal obesity. ...

Bone sarcomas linked to radiotherapy and chemotherapy in children -
… , GJ D?Angio, JD Boice Jr, LC Strong, FP Li, M … - N Engl J Med, 1987 - Mass Med Soc
... General Medicine>; Summary and Comment. TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER CAN LEAD
TO BONE SARCOMAS. To establish the effects of chemotherapy ...

Obesity, gender, and colon cancer -
E Giovannucci - British Medical Journal, 2002 - gut.bmj.com
... to be correct, we need to account for the apparent weak or null effect of obesity,
a strong determinant of hyperinsulinaemia, on colon cancer risk in older ...

Height, body weight, and risk of prostate cancer.
E Giovannucci, EB Rimm, MJ Stampfer, GA Colditz, … - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev, 1997 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
... to particularly aggressive forms of prostate cancer, ie, cases ... examination in 1988,
we found that obesity at ages 5 and 10 had a strong inverse association (RR ...

Obesity and cancer -
EE Calle, MJ Thun - Oncogene, 2004 - nature.com
... apoptosis and has been shown to have strong mitogenic effects in a wide variety
of cancer cell lines ... 90% of IGF-I is bound to IGFBP-3. Obesity and other ...

Obesity, body size, and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: the Women's Health Initiative (United … -
LM Morimoto, E White, Z Chen, RT Chlebowski, J … - Cancer Causes and Control, 2002 - Springer
... obesity is an important risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer, but only among
women who have never taken HRT. Lifetime weight gain is also a strong ...

Vegan proteins may reduce risk of cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease by promoting increased … -
MF McCarty - Medical Hypotheses, 1999 - Elsevier
... cancer, obesity, and cardiovascular disease by promoting increased ... Vegan proteins
may reduce risk of cancer, obesity and cardiovascular disease 461 ...

Physical Activity, Obesity, Height, and the Risk of Pancreatic Cancer -
DS Michaud, E Giovannucci, WC Willett, GA Colditz, … - JAMA, 2001 - Am Med Assoc
... and total adduct levels in cancer patients, which ... Our findings observed a strong
association for moderate ... is related to the modifying effect of obesity. ...

Screening for Cervical and Breast Cancer: Is Obesity an Unrecognized Barrier to Preventive Care? -
C Wee, E McCarthy, R Davis, R Phillips - Abstracts: Winter 2001, 2001 - Blackwell Synergy
... Screening for Cervical and Breast Cancer: Is Obesity an ... However, the effect of obesity
on screening persisted ... but the effect is not strong, suggesting that ...

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Strong link between obesity and colorectal cancer

A clear, direct link between obesity and colorectal cancer, the second most common form of cancer in Australia with more than 12,000 new cases each year, has been shown in a new analysis by The George Institute for International Health in Sydney, Australia.

The report, published today in one of the leading cancer journals Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, shows that obese individuals (Body Mass Index* (BMI) >30 kg/m2) have a 20% greater risk of developing colorectal cancer compared with those of normal weight (BMI < 25 kg/m2). The analyses also indicated that obese men are at 30% greater risk of developing the cancer compared with obese women. Findings from the study also showed that carrying even a few excess kilos substantially increases the risk of colorectal cancer; for every 5 kg weight gain the risk of developing the cancer increases by 7%.

Dr Rachel Huxley and co-authors at The George Institute reviewed over 70,000 patients in an analysis that included studies all across the globe: “Approximately, one in twenty Australians will develop colorectal cancer in their lifetime and our data clearly indicate that the risk of developing the cancer can be substantially reduced by maintaining a healthy weight” said Dr Huxley.

The new report carries links with the latest report from the World Cancer Research Fund Report**, which provides further support regarding the link between obesity and cancer. Importantly, the primary recommendation of the report is; “Be as lean as possible within the normal range of body weight”, supported by a public health goal of ‘Median adult body mass index (BMI) to be between 21 and 23’. All eight recommendations made in the report were focused on healthy eating, drinking and physical activity, creating a sincere message of the relationship between diet and cancer risk. “Although the mechanisms that explain the link between excess weight and cancer remain to be elucidated, substantial evidence supports an important role for diet and physical activity” added Dr Huxley.

Both the international and George Institute report stress the increasing levels of obesity in both high income and developing countries. “Currently, around 300 million people across the world are obese. This figure is expected to rise up toward 700 million by 2015. Considering that obesity increases the threat of colorectal cancer by 20%, this means that 10,000 cases each year are due to severe excess weight. The number of cases of colorectal cancer alone, caused by obesity, is likely rise to at least 25,000 by 2015,” added Dr Huxley.

BMI definition Body Mass Index (BMI) is measured by dividing your body weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. An individual’s BMI is associated with their body fat and health risk, a high BMI is >30kg/m2 and normal BMI is 25kg/m2.”

The authors conclude by stating, while 20% is a considerable risk, previous reviews have suggested that obesity may be associated with up to 30 – 60% greater risk of colorectal cancer. However, according to Dr Huxley, “this over-estimation is most likely due to the impact of publication bias in medical and scientific journals. Regardless, a 20% greater risk is still considerable and sends a clear message about watching what you eat and being more physically active.”
 
 
 
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