Obesity and Cancer
Overweight and obesity are associated with higher rates of cancer and account for 10% of new cancer diagnoses annually in the US. Weight loss may reduce cancer risk by attenuating adverse effects of obesity, but greater than 10% weight loss may be necessary to reduce cancer risk.
Authors
- Neil M. Iyengar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9773-5235)
- Kristy A. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3382-5546)
- Sherry Shen
- Angela K. Green
Institutions
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Emory University (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- University of Kansas Medical Center (US)
- Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA
- Published
- 2026-03-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2026.1114
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 24.20