Few diseases strike terror into the hearts of Americans the way cancer can. And a report released yesterday by the American Institute for Cancer Research suggests one way that a growing number of people can help prevent it: Maintain a healthy body weight.
Here are their estimates of the number of cancers in the U.S. linked to overweight and obesity:
- 49% of endometrial cancers = 20,700 cases/year
- 35% of esophageal cancers = 5,800 cases/year?
- 28% of pancreatic cancers = 11,900 cases/year ?
- 24% of kidney cancers = 13, 900 cases/year?
- 21% of gallbladder cancers = 2,000 cases/year?
- 17 % of breast cancers = 33,000 cases/year?
- 9% of colorectal cancers = 13,200 cases/year?
TOTAL: 100,500 cases/year
The nonprofit organization, founded in 1983, is dedicated to research that shows how everyday actions can reduce cancer risk.
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