Over the next decade, obesity could emerge as the primary driver of cancer among women in Europe, according to a comprehensive study on obesity-related cancer cases.
More than 124,000 overweight Europeans were diagnosed with cancer last year. The highest incidence affected women in Central European nations including the Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Bulgaria, primarily involving cervical cancer, breast cancer, or rectal cancer.
These findings were presented on Thursday at a major cancer conference in Berlin. The research, led by Andrew Renehan of Cardiff University, underscores that obesity could become the leading cause of cancer in women within the next ten years.
