Obesity is referred to as a condition where a person has unhealthy amounts of fat accumulated in their body. A person is graded as obese based on the person’s BMI. BMI or Body Mass Index is calculated by dividing the mass by the square of height. A person with a BMI of more than 30 is termed as obese. But is there a risk of developing cancer if a person is obese?
Just being overweight or obese does not mean that you will definitely develop cancer. But an obese person is more likely to develop cancer than a normally weighing person. Obesity does not cause cancer per se. But its associated disorders can increase the risk of cancer growth. Obesity-related common cancers are cancers of the colon, uterus, ovary, breast, pancreas. Obese people always have a low level of chronic inflammation in the body. This leads to DNA damage to the cells leading to cancer. Increased insulin levels and insulin-like growth factor-1 aid in cancer development. Fat tissues produce excess estrogen level and this can lead to endometrial and breast cancer. In short, some of the comorbidities associated with obesity has the potential to cause cancer. That is why people with obesity are more prone to develop cancer albeit indirectly.
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