Background Evidence for the impact of body size and composition on cancer risk is limited.
This mendelian randomisation (MR) study investigates evidence supporting causal …

High body mass index (BMI) has been associated with increased risk of some cancer.
Whether these reflect causal associations is unknown. We examined this issue. Using a …

Obesity and upper-body fat distribution are independent, cardiometabolic risk factors but
whether they also display comparable associations with cancer risk is unknown. We …

Background High body-mass index (BMI) predisposes to several site-specific cancers, but a
large-scale systematic and detailed characterisation of patterns of risk across all common …

Background Observational studies have shown that being taller is associated with greater
cancer risk. However, the interpretation of such studies can be hampered by important …

Background Classical anthropometric traits may fail to fully represent the relationship of
weight, adiposity, and height with cancer risk. We investigated the associations of body …

Obesity has been consistently associated with a greater colorectal cancer risk, but this
relationship is weaker among women. In the UK Biobank, we investigated the associations …

Background Despite the established association between obesity and cancer risk, it remains
unclear whether visceral obesity is causally related to cancer risk and whether it is more pro …

Background: High body mass index (BMI) is consistently linked to increased risk of
colorectal cancer for men, whereas the association is less clear for women. As risk estimates …

Background Body mass index (BMI), waist and hip circumference are strongly correlated
and do not reflect body composition. A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Hip Index (HI) define …