In:
International Journal of Cancer, Wiley, Vol. 148, No. 7 ( 2021-04), p. 1637-1651
Abstract:
What's new? Obesity is well known as a risk factor for multiple cancers. What about gaining or losing weight mid‐life? Here, the authors investigated the association between cancer and change in weight and BMI category during mid‐life. Among 241,323 people, about a third gained weight and 20% lost weight during the study. Independent of starting weight, gaining weight was associated with several obesity‐related cancers including cancers of the gallbladder, uterus, ovary, kidney, thyroid, breast after the menopause and in men pancreas. Losing weight was inversely associated with obesity‐related cancers overall, and specifically colon and uterine cancer. The authors conclude that public health interventions to support weight loss in middle age could help reduce cancer incidence.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0020-7136
,
1097-0215
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2021
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218257-9
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1474822-8