Which 13 cancers are related to obesity?

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Which cancers are related to obesity?​

Being overweight or having obesity is linked with a higher risk of getting 13 kinds of cancer:

• Adenocarcinoma of the esophagus.
• Breast (in women who have gone through menopause).
• Colon and rectum.
• Uterus.
• Gallbladder.
• Upper stomach.
• Kidneys.
• Liver.
• Ovaries.
• Pancreas.
• Thyroid.
• Meningioma (a type of brain cancer).
• Multiple myeloma.

 

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