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<p style="font-size: 18pt; font-weight:bold; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-weight-and-your-cancer-risk/">Your Weight and Your Cancer Risk</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif';">Posted March 21, 2008 at 03:00 PM by Katie Drummond</p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">New research is constantly emerging that offers a clearer picture of what causes a greater risk of developing certain cancers. From cigarette smoking to hormone replacement therapy, many lifestyle features are now associated with the disease. But is your weight one of them? Read on for the latest research from Dr. Gabe Mirkin. There is no doubt that being overweight is associated with many types of cancers, including colon, breast, thyroid, kidney, uterus and gall bladder cancers. However, it remains to be proven whether obesity is the cause or a contributing factor. Researchers reviewed 141 studies conducted between 1966 and 2007 on the association between weight and cancer. The subjects were followed for nine to 15 years. For men, a weight gain of 33 pounds increased risk for esophageal cancer by 52 percent, thyroid cancer by 33…<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-weight-and-your-cancer-risk/">(<a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-weight-and-your-cancer-risk/">Continued...</a>)<br clear="all" /><br> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'"><a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-weight-and-your-cancer-risk/">Read the full article...</a> | <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/comment/your-weight-and-your-cancer-risk/">Comment on this post</a></p> <p style="font-size: 10pt; font-weight:normal; font-family:arial, 'sans-serif'">Filed under: <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-fitness/">her-fitness</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-health/">her-health</a>, <a href="http://www.heractivelife.com/women/archive/category/her-news/">her-news</a><br /><br /> </P>