As a medical school professor, I was taught to treat obesity and cancer as separate problems.

That was wrong.

A major new JAMA review confirms obesity drives 12... jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-ab...

#ObesityAndCancer #MetabolicHealth #JAMA #CancerPrevention #WeightLoss

Obesity is a recognised risk factor for 13 different cancers, including breast, colorectal, kidney and pancreatic cancer.

Cancer prevention must include action on obesity - through prevention, early detection and equitable care.

#WorldCancerDay #ObesityAndCancer #WCD26

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In 2023, over 375,000 cancer deaths worldwide were attributable to overweight and obesity.

Obesity is a major - and preventable - driver of cancer risk. Addressing it is essential to saving lives.

#ObesityAndCancer #CancerPrevention

A new study finds that the combination of excess weight and heart disease in postmenopausal women is associated with an especially high risk of developing breast cancer.

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#BMIandCancer #ObesityAwareness #WomensHealth #CancerPrevention #BreastCancerRisk #ObesityAndCancer

Synapse: Your Connection to our MSK Authors
Meet: Venise Jan Cabral Castillon
Research Focus: General & Administration; MSK Bridge Program Scholar

Obesity-dependent selection of driver mutations in cancer
#CancerGenomics #ObesityAndCancer #DriverMutations

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A new study finds women taking GLP-1 rReceptor agonists were significantly less likely to develop obesity-related cancers.

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