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Weight And Cancer

Michael Hunter, MD in BeingWell

A young white adult flings himself off of a platform into the water. We see him from the water’s perspective. Forty-two percent of new cancer may be avoided if you make risk-reducing lifestyle changes. Small changes can result in outsized changes in risk. This article explores three key ways to reduce your cancer risk.

3 Key Ways to Drop Your Cancer Risk

More than 4 in 10 cancers are potentially avoidable.

Michael Hunter, MD in BeingWell

Weight and Colon Cancer

Lifetime excess weight raises colon cancer risk.

Michael Hunter, MD in BeingWell

Obesity Causes Cancer? It’s Complicated

BEING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE IS ASSOCIATED with a higher risk of more than a dozen cancers…