The United States continues to pack on the pounds, and the cancer rate is growing right along side it.
A report by the American Institute for Cancer Research claims obesity causes 100,000 cases of cancer each year.
With more than 26% of Americans considered obese, and rising, the outlook will most likely get worse.
But the numbers are already pretty scary:
- 20,700 for endometrial cancer
- 5,800 esophageal
- 11,900 pancreatic
- 13,900 kidney
- 2,000 gallbladder
- 33,000 breast
- 13,200 colorectal
Experts urge that when compared to people of healthy weight, obese or overweight individuals have a higher risk of cancer.
Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., and obesity-related medical expenses cost the country $147 billion a year.
Via Reuters.
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