2008年2月18日 星期一

體重超重與癌症

Body-mass index and incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective observational studies
The Lancet, Current Issue, Volume 371, Number 9612, 16 February 2008

The Lancet 2008; 371:569-578

Being overweight may raise cancer risk

YAHOO! news By MARIA CHENG, AP Medical Writer

In men, an average weight gain of 33 pounds increased the risk of esophageal cancer by 52 percent, thyroid cancer by 33 percent, and colon and kidney cancers each by 24 percent, the research found.

In women, a weight gain of 29 pounds increased the risk of cancer in the uterus and gall bladder by nearly 60 percent, esophagus by 51 percent and kidney by 34 percent, the study said.

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