Translations:Obesity-associated morbidity/35/en

Cancer

Main article: Obesity and cancer

Hepatocellular carcinoma 1

Many cancers occur at increased frequency in those who are overweight or obese. A study from the United Kingdom found that approximately 5% of cancer is due to excess weight. These cancers include:

• breast cancer
• ovarian cancer
• esophageal cancer
• colorectal cancer
• hepatocellular carcinoma
• pancreatic cancer
• gallbladder cancer
• stomach cancer
• endometrial cancer
• cervical cancer
• prostate cancer
• renal cell carcinoma
• non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
• multiple myeloma