Obese Women are More at risk of developing cancer of the lining of the uterus

Obese Women are More at risk of developing cancer of the lining of the uterus

jakarta, endometrial cancer or better known as cancer of the lining of the uterus commonly occur in women who have menopause. recent studies have shown that the risk may be increased if you have overweight or obese."fatty tissue is the main source of estrogen circulating in women who have menopause. this is precisely what estrogen can promote the development of endometrial cancer, "said victoria l. stevens, the leader of the study and a director of the national home office of the american cancer society in atlanta.in the study, a joint team of researchers analyzed stevens data health more than 38,000 menopausal women who completed the survey in 1992. in 2007, 560 women involved in the study had been diagnosed with endometrial cancer.after adjusting for body mass index (bmi) of each participant, research shows that women who are overweight by 30 kg or more, has the possibility of developing endometrial cancer up to 2-fold compared with women of normal weight.in the meantime, research only to find that gaining weight after menopause is associated with the risk of endometrial cancer and does not indicate causal relations."women who have menopause should prevent gaining weight to minimize the risk of endometrial cancer. if you have been experiencing overweight before menopause, lower your weight immediately to prevent those risks, "said stevens.the researchers stated that further research is still needed to determine whether the addition of weight loss and dieting yo-yo (a decrease in the body in a way that is super fast, but weight can back up quickly too if not maintained properly) is also associated with the risk of endometrial cancer.the research findings presented in the event of acr international conference on frontiers in cancer prevention research in boston, as reported by the every day health, tuesday (5/2/2013).(vit/vit )
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