Obesity and cancer third most important risk factor for cancer in the United States, just behind tobacco and diet (see Figure). Obesity is the source of about 15% of all preventable cancers. In 2018, Chinese researchers performed a systematic review and comprehensive quantitative meta‐analysis of cohort studies reporting body mass index (BMI) and the risk of 23 cancer types, providing epidemiological evidence supporting the association between BMI and cancer risk. The strongest positive association between BMI and cancer risk was found among patients in North America. The mechanisms by which obesity may increase the risk of cancer are not well understood, but it
The Cancer Prevention and Education Society of medical students, physicians and other health professionals on the human health effects of toxic chemical exposures’. The Charity depends on individual donors to support its work. CPES communicates regularly with a number of organizations in the UK, Europe and North America who share their interest in raising awareness about the need to reduce human exposure to toxics including the, Collaborative for Health and the Environment, the Health and Environmental Alliance, and Health Care Without Harm. The Cancer Prevention and Education Society The Cancer Prevention and Education Society is a UK Charity (No. 1089082) registered in 2002 in England and