Discuss how obesity is a risk factor for multiple types of cancer including cancer of the esophagus, pancreas, colon and rectum, breast (after menopause), endometrium (lining of the uterus), kidney, thyroid, and gallbladder.

Discuss how obesity is a risk factor for multiple types of cancer including cancer of the esophagus, pancreas, colon and rectum, breast (after menopause), endometrium (lining of the uterus), kidney, thyroid, and gallbladder. It was estimated that in 2007 in the United States, about 34,000 new cases of cancer in men (4 percent) and 50,500 in women (7 percent) were due to obesity. The percentage of cases attributed to obesity varied widely for different cancer types, but was as high as 40 percent for some cancers, particularly endometrial cancer and esophageal adenocarcinoma. If you were responsible for trying to impact obesity in the United States, how would you being to address the problem? What yours be your first target and why? Remember to incorporate information about behavior change from week 3.

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