Lifelong excess weight can nearly double risk of womb cancer – study

A woman's risk of developing womb cancer may double if she continues to be overweight.

Being overweight or obese has been known to increase the risk of disease. Excess weight is linked to about one in three cases in the UK.

Researchers at the University of Bristol have been able to shed more light on the link. They found that a woman's risk of endometrial cancer increases by 86 percent for every five extra BMI units. The research was funded by Cancer Research UK.

The increased risk is higher than suggested by previous studies and reflects lifelong weight status rather than a snapshot in time. CRUK says that a 5ft 5in adult woman is two stones heavier than an overweight person.

Being overweight or obese is the second biggest cause of cancer in the UK, according to a study by the head of health information at CRUK.

More research is needed to find out which treatments and drugs can be used to manage cancer risk in people with Obesity. Being overweight or obese increases your risk of cancer. Maintaining a healthy weight is important to reduce your cancer risk.

The study looked at the most common type of womb cancer, which affects the lining of the uterus. In the UK, one in 36 women born after 1960 will be diagnosed with womb cancer.

More than one hundred thousand genetic samples from women in the UK, Australia, Belgium, Germany, Poland, Sweden and the US were examined. They had womb cancer.

Researchers looked at 14 markers that may be related to womb cancer. They found two hormones that increased the risk of womb cancer.

Experts hope that in the future drugs can be used to increase the level of hormones in people who are at higher risk of developing cancer.

The lead author of the study said that the study is an interesting first step into how genetic analyses could be used to uncover how obese people are more likely to get cancer.

This is one of the largest studies that has looked into why obese people are more likely to get womb cancer. We will be looking at how we can use this information to help reduce the risk of cancer in people struggling with Obesity.