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Cancers Linked to Excess Weight Account for 40% of all Cancers in the US, According to CDC Report

10:16 EDT 4 Oct 2017 | Speciality Pharma Journal

ATLANTA, Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of 13 types of cancer. These cancers account for about 40 percent of all cancers diagnosed in the United States in 2014, according to the latest Vital Signs report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Overall, the rate …

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