Ovarian Cancer Obesity Link
Monday January 5, 2009
Just released information from Dr. Michael F. Leitzmann of the National Cancer Institute strongly ties obesity to development of ovarian cancer. This study looked at 94,525 U.S. women aged 50 to 71 years over a period of seven years. 303 ovarian cancer cases were found during this time. Among women who had never taken hormones after menopause, obesity was associated with an almost 80 percent higher risk of ovarian cancer.
What this means is that obesity may increase the risk of ovarian cancer through hormonal effects. Body fat cells produce estrogen, so the more you have, the more estrogen gets produced. Even though this type of estrogen is weaker than that produced by ovaries, it can apparently still cause adverse events....like ovarian cancer.
So, this might be an excellent time to re-double efforts on the weight loss program that your New Year's resolutions included.
What this means is that obesity may increase the risk of ovarian cancer through hormonal effects. Body fat cells produce estrogen, so the more you have, the more estrogen gets produced. Even though this type of estrogen is weaker than that produced by ovaries, it can apparently still cause adverse events....like ovarian cancer.
So, this might be an excellent time to re-double efforts on the weight loss program that your New Year's resolutions included.