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Cancers Associated with Overweight and Obesity Make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the United States

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More than 630,000 in the U.S. affected

Atlanta, GA—(ENEWSPF)—October 3, 2017

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Authored by: Center for Disease Control (CDC) 

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…

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