What decreases the risk of cancer? A colonoscopy detects polyps before they become malignant. Also, a rapid response to unusual bleeding, a cough that lasts a few weeks, or a suspicious mole.
But a report funded by The Canadian Cancer Society now links excess weight to the development of several types of cancer. So what is it about obesity that triggers malignancy? And what to do about it?
For years health authorities have labelled obesity a health hazard. The reason is that it often leads to Type 2 diabetes, then later to heart attack. But now, researchers claim that excess weight will soon be the second leading cause of cancer, just behind tobacco. Sadly, being overweight has not received the attention it deserves when 60 percent of North Americans are obese.
For doctors this news is not a surprise as several types of malignancy have been linked to excess weight for years. But this new study will generate public awareness that the epidemic of obesity is becoming statistically significant.
Researchers at The National Cancer Institute believe that obese people suffer from chronic low-level inflammation. This condition over a period of time causes DNA damage that eventually leads to malignancy.
But why do obese patients develop hronic inflammationc? It’s because they are more likely to suffer from a number of diseases that set the stage for condition's
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