8. Cancers attributable to overweight and obesity in the UK in 2010.
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Authors
- Parkin, D M; Boyd, L
- Source
- British Journal of Cancer. 12/6/2011 Supplement, Vol. 105, pS34-S37. 4p. 4 Charts.
- Subject
- *CANCER research
*OBESITY
*OVERWEIGHT persons
*BODY mass index
*COHORT analysis
*LARGE intestine
*BREAST
- Language
- ISSN
- 0007-0920
The article presents a study on the attribution of cancers to obesity and overweight in Great Britain in 2010. The study used body mass index (BMI) estimation, cohort analysis, and calculation of population-attributable fraction (PAF). Results show that an approximately 17,294 excess in cancer cases in 2010 were all due to overweight and obesity and among those excess-relative risk include the large bowel and breast.