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Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Several Cancers
June 11, 2026
Analysis of cancer diagnoses in the United States during 2014 found a link between being overweight or obese and an increased risk of developing certain cancers.
The study indicated that individuals classified as overweight or obese face a higher probability of being diagnosed with 13 specific types of cancer.
These cancers represented approximately 40 percent of all cancer diagnoses recorded across the United States during that year.
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