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Obesity Responsible for 40 Percent of Diagnosed Cancers

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  • Cancers unrelated to obesity declined 13 percent between 2005 and 2014 while obesity-related cancer incidence rose by 7 percent; in 2014 more than 630,000 Americans were diagnosed with obesity-related cancer

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