Belly Fat Linked to Risk of Esophageal Cancer
Central abdominal adiposity is associated with an increased risk of esophageal inflammation, metaplasia, and adenocarcinoma.
Central abdominal adiposity is associated with an increased risk of esophageal inflammation, metaplasia, and adenocarcinoma.
Obesity not only increases risk for diabetes and cardiovascular diseases; it can also be a risk factor for many types of cancer.
American Cancer Society stresses that stronger efforts to cut tobacco use and obesity and expand screening test use could prevent much of the suffering and deaths associated with cancer.