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Obesity, Inactivity Could Outpace Smoking in Cancer Death Risk

  • June 12, 2017

In a disturbing news release, USA Today reports that, as the rate of smoking declines, obesity and inactivity may soon become the leading cause of cancer. In fact, 13 types of cancer are linked to excess body weight. The numbers are exacerbated by income levels, researchers said, as lower income people are more likely to be overweight and smoke. The link between obesity and cancer has been long established, with at least a half million cancers a year occurring worldwide because of obesity....