Published on 24/09/2009
Excess body weight may have caused at least 124,000 new cancers in Europe last year, according to a new study.
Research presented in Berlin today (September 24th) indicates that it is estimated more than 70,000 new cases of
cancer in 2002 were attributed to high body mass index.
Lead author of the report Dr Andrew Renehan suggested that as more people quit smoking and avoid taking hormone replacement therapy, it is possible that obesity may become the biggest attributable cause of
cancer in women within the next ten years.
"In the face of an unabating obesity epidemic and apparent failure of public health policies to control weight gain, there is a need to look at alternative strategies, including pharmacological approaches," she said.
Statistics show that the number of people suffering from obesity-related oesophageal
cancer was significantly high among Brits.
The UK accounts for 54 per cent of new
cancer cases across the 30 European countries.
© ActiveQuote Health Ltd. 2009
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