Obesity is a risk factor for all major gastrointestinal cancers. With the rapid increase in the
prevalence of obesity worldwide, this link could lead to an elevated burden of cancers of the …

Excess adiposity is a risk factor for several cancers of the gastrointestinal system, specifically
oesophageal adenocarcinoma and colorectal, small intestine, pancreatic, liver, gallbladder …

Obesity and obesity-related disorders such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD),
metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes exhibit an increased risk of developing various …

The number of cancers attributed to obesity is increasing over time. The mechanisms
classically implicated in cancer pathogenesis and progression in patients with obesity …

The incidence of obesity in the Western world has increased dramatically during the recent
decades. Epidemiological data suggest that obesity is associated with an increased risk of …

Nowadays, obesity is considered as a serious and growing global health problem. It is
documented that the overweight and obesity are major risk factors for a series of …

Obesity results from a chronic excessive accumulation of adipose tissue due to a long-term
imbalance between energy intake and expenditure. Available epidemiological and clinical …

Increasing recognition of an association between obesity and many cancer types exists, but
how the myriad of local and systemic effects of obesity affect key cellular and non-cellular …

Obesity, characterised as a chronic low-grade inflammation is a crucial risk factor for colon
cancer. The expansion of the adipose tissue is related to elevated triglyceride and low …

Obesity constitutes one of the most important metabolic diseases being associated to insulin
resistance development and increased cardiovascular risk. Association between obesity …