Obesity is a common risk factor for endometrial cancer

Obesity is the most common high-risk factor for women. Women whose weight exceeds the upper limit of normal by 15% will have a three-fold increased risk of developing the disease. Nearly 70% of early-stage patients are obese women. It is also recorded that 3% of the Japanese population is obese, while 40% of the Americans are obese. The incidence of endometrial cancer in the latter is several times that of the former.

When listing the health hazards of obesity, many people will associate it with hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, etc. However, obesity is also a high-risk factor for cancer. Professor Wang Huaying of the Department of Gynecology at the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Fudan University said that as obesity has become an "epidemic" in today's society, the incidence of endometrial cancer related to it will continue to rise in the next few decades.

According to epidemiological investigations and experimental studies, obesity is the most common high-risk factor for women. Women whose weight exceeds the upper limit of normal by 15% will have a three-fold increased risk of developing the disease. Nearly 70% of early-stage patients are obese women. It is also recorded that 3% of the Japanese population is obese, while 40% of the Americans are obese. The latter has a several times higher incidence of endometrial cancer than the former.

For this reason, experts remind everyone that although there is currently no vaccine for endometrial cancer, as long as you change your sedentary lifestyle and then control your weight appropriately, you can effectively reduce the risk of endometrial cancer.