Key Findings
Being overweight or obese throughout adulthood increases the risk of:
- mouth, pharynx, and larynx cancers
- oesophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma)
- stomach cancer (cardia)
- pancreatic cancer
- gallbladder cancer
- liver cancer
- colorectal cancer
- breast cancer (post-menopause)
- ovarian cancer
- endometrial cancer
- prostate cancer (advanced)
- kidney cancer
Greater weight gain in adulthood increases the risk of
- post-menopausal breast cancer
Being overweight or obese as an adult before menopause decreases the risk of:
- pre-menopausal breast cancer
Being overweight or obese between the ages of about 18 and 30 years decreases the risk of:
- pre- and post-menopausal breast cancer
