BOSTON - Patients who are overweight when they're first diagnosed with cancer may be at higher risk of developing a second cancer. Investigators at the American Cancer Society looked at data on nearly ...

Researchers identified 30 modifiable factors that influence cancer risk, from smoking to sun exposure. More than a third of ...

Being overweight as a child, teenager and young adult has been linked to a higher risk of bowel cancer in adulthood, researchers suggest. A higher birth weight was also associated with an increased ...

Overweight teens are at increased for developing esophageal cancer later in life, new research says. Esophageal cancer occurs when a tumor develops in the tube that connects the throat with the ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Overweight and obese women are at increased risk of breast cancer and of being diagnosed with advanced disease, according to results of a large study published Wednesday in ...

Just 10 minutes of exercise may help slow bowel cancer growth and improve DNA repair, according to new research—highlighting ...

Researchers estimate that 7.1 million of the 18.7 million cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2022 were preventable ...

Individuals transitioning from overweight to obese in adulthood may have a higher ovarian cancer risk, emphasizing the need for primary prevention strategies. The study identified three BMI trajectory ...

Being very overweight in your teens doubles the risk of developing colorectal cancer later in life compared to those whose weight was within the normal range a new Swedish study suggests. The research ...