Cancers potentially attributable to excess body weight in Aotearoa New Zealand from 2019 to 2023

EBW contributes to a large number of cancers in New Zealand, compounding health inequities, particularly for Māori and Pacific peoples. These inequities highlight the urgent need for multisectoral, collaborative interventions that address the complex, inequitable drivers of EBW. Public health must strengthen its pro-equity, anti-stigmatising approach to prevention, management and treatment. However, sustained reductions in EBW-related cancers will ultimately depend on preventing EBW rather than relying on treatment-based interventions.