Historic 10-Year Study Finds Cancer Risk Higher for Overweight Children; Researchers Fear Uk's Obesity Epidemic Among the Young Could Have Devastating Effects in Later Life
Sunday Herald › September 20, 2004
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ONE of the most comprehensive studies ever undertaken into health in Scotland has revealed devastating evidence of a link between childhood obesity and an increased risk of cancer.
The team at Bristol University found that the most overweight children had a much greater chance - 38% - of developing pancreatic, bladder, lung, respiratory tract and mouth cancers in later life.See the full content of this document
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Historic 10-Year Study Finds Cancer Risk Higher for Overweight Children; Researchers Fear Uk's Obesity Epidemic Among the Young Could Have Devastating Effects in Later Life
They also discovered that older children were more likely to develop the full range of cancers, including colorectal, breast and prostate tumours, as adults.
Until now, most research has focused on obese adults and whether they have a greater risk of developing cancer.The Bristol research was last night hailed by obesity and cancer ...See the full content of this document
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