According to research from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a large amount of fat in the body can indicate at least 13 types of cancer. Obesity also increases the risk of cancer. Oncologist Pavlo Turenok told GSMinfo how obesity can be suspected.

How does obesity cause cancer?

Adipose tissue produces an excessive amount of estrogen. High levels of the hormone lead to the development of breast or ovarian cancer.

In addition, overweight people suffer from high blood insulin levels. This can lead to colon, kidney or prostate cancer.

Chronic inflammatory diseases that affect overweight people also provoke oncology. The conditions cause oxidative stress, which leads to DNA damage and increases the risk of bile duct cancer.

Finally, fat cells can cause cancer.

Fat cells also produce adipokine hormones that can stimulate or inhibit cell growth. For example, the level of leptin in the blood increases with increased fat deposition, and its high level triggers pathological cell division. “, – shared the doctor.

How common is cancer in obesity?

The most common cancer in women – uterine cancer . It occurs two to four times more often in overweight women and seven times more often with obesity.

Second – esophageal cancer. The disease is diagnosed 2,4-2.7 times in obesity and 1.5 times in overweight.

Covers the three most common cancers stomach cancer and liver and kidney malignancies It is twice as common in obese patients.

Popular cancers include breast cancer and thyroid cancer, which occur in people who are overweight.

Probability of developing cancer during weight loss

The doctor says that if a person with obesity or overweight loses weight sharply, the likelihood of cancer may decrease.

” Slim people reduce risk of breast, endometrial, colon and prostate cancer “, – summed up the expert.

Studies have also shown that postmenopausal women lose more than 5% of their body weight, reducing their risk of developing endometrial cancer.