Report lists cancer types most affected by obesity
The American Institute for Cancer Research has released a report linking about 100,500 new cancer cases to obesity every year. The report lists breast, endometrial and kidney cancers among the cancer types most strongly linked to extra weight.
USA TODAY | 11/05
This story published in AANP SmartBrief on 11/05/2009
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