The American Institute for Cancer Research (ACIR) and the National Cancer Institute identify link between obesity and specific cancers. The ACIR projects that approximately 100,500 cases of cancer are caused by obesity every year. The estimated numbers of specific cancers that are linked to excess body fat include:
49% of endometrial cancers = 20,700 cases / year
35% of esophageal cancers = 5,800 cases / year
28% of pancreatic cancers = 11,900 cases/ year
24% of kidney cancers = 13,900 cases / year
21% of gallbladder cancers = 2,000 cases / year
17 % of breast cancers = 33,000 cases / year
9 % of colorectal cancers = 13,200 cases / year
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care
Volume 5, Number 1; 2010
Lisa Rowen, DNSc, RN, FAAN
