Obesity May Lead To Cancer

In the battle against cancer exercising may be the best weapon. Obesity is now the leading cause of cancer, according to The Associated Press.

In one in 12 new studies the disease was mostly a result of excessive weight. European examiners say that obesity currently makes up 8 percent of cancers on the continent.

University of Manchester cancer specialist Andrew Renehan told The Associated Press," Obesity is catching up at a rate that makes it possible; it could become the biggest attributable cause of cancer in women within the next decade".

Being over weight connects to nearly 15 percent of cancer fatalities in men and 20 percent of cancer deaths in women, says the National Cancer Institute. They also claim the most common adult cancers such as colon, postmenopausal breast, uterine, and esophageal may be linked to obesity and the lack of exercise.