Association between Obesity and Cancer
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Obesity puts one at risk for diabetes, debilitating arthritis and other chronic ills. And according to a new study published in The Lancet Oncology, excess body weight is associated with about 3.6 percent of cancers worldwide – about 481,000 new cancer cases each year. Refer to http://acsh.org/2014/11/association-obesity-cancer/