Researchers uncover mechanism explaining how obesity increases cancer risk

Researchers uncover mechanism explaining how obesity increases cancer risk

Scientists at City of Hope and TGen (part of City of Hope) have explained a major mechanism for why gaining excess weight increases the risk of cancer across multiple organs. The findings emphasise the importance of maintaining a healthy weight from early childhood and propose a potentially more accurate way than body mass index (BMI) to predict the increase in cancer risk associated with obesity."People have long been told that obesity increase…