Data from the American Cancer Society’s Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort found a link between the weight women gain post-menopause and the risk of endometrial cancer.
The research was collated from the weight history and weight cycling data of 38,152 women; of these women, 560 went on to develop endometrial cancer. In women who had gained over 4 stone in weight over the period of the study (1992–2007) were four times more likely to develop endometrial cancer.
The authors went on to state that “weight gain during adulthood should be avoided to minimize risk for endometrial cancer”.
Abnormal, uncontrolled cell division resulting in a malignant tumour that may invade surrounding tissues or spread to distant parts of the body.
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Relating to the endometrium.
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The time of a woman’s life when her ovaries stop releasing an egg (ovum) on a monthly cycle, and her periods cease
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