Frightening 'obesity' detail in cancer cases
A study in Sweden involving 4.1 million people has found that 40 percent of cancer cases are linked to excess weight.
According to a report by the Hindustan Times, scientists from Lund University in Malmö, Sweden, examined data from 4.1 million people over a period of approximately 40 years.
In this new study, which highlights the growing threat of obesity, scientists revealed that the number of cancers linked to excess weight has increased exponentially.
BREAST, COLON, UTERINE, KIDNEY...
While 32 types of cancer were associated with obesity in the study, it was noted that the most prominent among these were breast, colon, uterine, and kidney cancers.
In the study, scientists pointed out that 40 percent of cancer cases are linked to excess weight.
According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 1 billion people worldwide are living with obesity, and the prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents increased 4-fold between 1990 and 2022.
News Source: AA
Most Read
How the ISIS terrorist preparing for an attack in Istanbul was neutralized
Apple's foldable phone price tag to set a new record
YÖK launches investigation into 23 foundation higher education institutions
Two-day sale and collateral traffic in Gökçek family allegations
Another bankruptcy in the construction sector
Detention warrants for 31 lawyers, searches at 39 offices
Massive compensation claim against Acun Ilıcalı
Footage emerges of Berhan Şimşek allegedly assaulting his former partner
Journalist Oya Lale Arslan detained
New details emerge in 'panel' operation targeting lawyers