World Health Organization report confirms obesity increases risk of cancer

WASHINGTON, DC – A special report by a World Health Organization (WHO) group concluded that excess body fat increases the risk of many cancers, a finding that supports the American Institute for Cancer Research’s (AICR) comprehensive analysis of the evidence.

The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) also found growing evidence that losing weight may prevent obesity-related cancers, although more research is needed. The report, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, highlights the strong evidence that obesity increases the risk of many common cancers.

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