In 2002, out of about 2 million cases of cancer in Europe, 70,000 cases of cancer were attributable to being overweight or obese according to calculations by Andrew Renehan, a cancer expert at the University of Manchester who presented his findings on Thursday, Sept 24th, 2009 to a joint meeting of the European Cancer Organization and the European Society for Medical Oncology in Berlin.

By 2008, the number of cases attributable to being overweight or obese were at least 124,000 according to his Renehan’s calculations.

Obesity is responsible for up to 20 percent of cancers in the U.S. noted Andrew Renehan, a cancer expert at the University of Manchester who presented his findings on Thursday, Sept 24th, 2009 to a joint meeting of the European Cancer Organization and the European Society for Medical Oncology in Berlin.

“Being overweight or obese accounts for up to 8 percent of cancers in Europe,” noted Andrew Renehan, a cancer expert at the University of Manchester.

He presented his findings on Thursday, Sept 24th, 2009 to a joint meeting of the European Cancer Organization and the European Society for Medical Oncology in Berlin.

In this video clip, Joan Mathews Larson, PhD notes when she started giving patients an iodine/iodide supplement, patients lost weight, had reductions in appetite, and woke up with more energy.

“They couldn’t be happier,” she notes.

Iodine is necessary to make thyroid hormone and protects against breast cancer as noted in this video clip of Joan Mathews Larson, PhD.

A 5 point increase in homocysteine levels increases the risk of dying from cancer by 26 percent as noted in this speech by Patrick Holford at the 2005 Orthomolecular Conference.

A 5 point increase in homocysteine levels increases the risk of dying from causes other than cancer or cardiovascular disease by 104 percent as noted in this speech by Patrick Holford at the 2005 Orthomolecular Conference.

The one-fourth of people eating a diet with the highest glycemic index or highest glycemic load were 26 percent more likely to develop colorectal cancer compared to the one-fourth eating a diet with the lowest glycemic load. This according to an analysis of 39 studies.

The one-fourth of people eating a diet with the highest glycemic index or highest glycemic load were 26 percent more likely to develop colorectal cancer compared to the one-fourth eating a diet with the lowest glycemic load. This according to an analysis of 39 studies.

No association was found between eating a high glycemic index diet or high glycemic load diet were 26 percent and pancreatic cancer according to an analysis of 39 studies.

Approximately 15 percent of cancer in men, and 20 percent of cancer in women is attributable to obesity according to a report titled F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2008 from the Trust for America’s Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Patients who underwent weight loss surgery were 76 percent less likely to get cancer for the 5 years following their surgery compared to people who did not according to a study presented on June 18th, 2008 at the annual meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery by Dr. Nicolas Christou, director of bariatric surgery at McGill University.

Only 2 percent of those who had surgery were diagnosed with cancer during the first 5 years after their surgery compared to 8.5 percent of people who did not have surgery.

Patients in the surgery group lost an average of two-thirds of their excess body weight.

Five out of every six women in the US (84 percent) feel like they are overweight according to a nationwide survey in the US done by Meredith Corporation and NBC Universal as reported by the New York Daily News.

“Only 40 percent say they are satisfied with their physical appearance” according to a nationwide survey in the US done by Meredith Corporation and NBC Universal as reported by the New York Daily News.

Twice as many women are concerned about their diet and weight (56 percent) as are concerned about cancer (23 percent) according to a nationwide survey in the US done by Meredith Corporation and NBC Universal as reported by the New York Daily News.

A person with a body mass index (BMI) of 20—low normal—is 18 percent less likely to get bowel cancer than a person with a BMI of 25—high normal—according to a study from the World Cancer Research Fund as reported by the British newspaper the Telegraph.

Being overweight or obese is estimated to be involved in 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women notes the report Storing Up Problems: The Medical Case for a Slimmer Nation by the Royal College of Physicians.

Obesity is involved in 30 percent of cases of endometrial cancer notes the report Storing Up Problems: The Medical Case for a Slimmer Nation by the Royal College of Physicians.

Obesity is involved in 10 percent of cases of colon cancer notes the report Storing Up Problems: The Medical Case for a Slimmer Nation by the Royal College of Physicians.

A difference of about 60 pounds increases the risk of esophagus cancer 2.9-fold in women according to a study from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.

A difference of about 60 pounds increases the risk of kidney cancer 1.5-fold in women according to a study from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.

A difference of about 60 pounds increases the risk of leukemia 1.5-fold in women according to a study from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England.

A difference of about 60 pounds increases the risk of multiple myeloma 1.3-fold in women according to a study from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Multiple myeloma is “is a type of cancer of plasma cells which are immune system cells in bone marrow that produce antibodies” according to Wikipedia.

A difference of about 60 pounds increases the risk of pancreatic cancer 1.2-fold in women according to a study from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. 

A difference of about 60 pounds increases the risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma 1.2-fold in women according to a study from the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer that starts in the lynch nodes, which are part of the immune system according to the American Cancer Soceity.