“Epidemiological studies have suggested that obesity is associated with increased risk of several cancer types including colon, esophagus, breast (in postmenopausal women), endometrium, kidney, liver, gallbladder and pancreas.”
Energy intake, physical activity, energy balance, and cancer: epidemiologic evidence.
Obesity increases the risk of cancers of
Obesity probably increases cancers of
Dietary factors and cancer chemoprevention: an overview of obesity-related malignancies.
“Currently, obesity-related malignancies, e.g., cancers of the breast, prostate and colon are the leading cancers in the industrialized societies.”
This review looks at cancer prevention studies in selected cancers associated with obesity:
And on foods that have anti-obesity and anti-cancer effects:
Coffee consumption and the risk of cancer: an overview.
Coffee may reduce the risk of liver cancer, kidney cancer, premenopausal breast cancer and colorectal cancers.