Preventing obesity from falling into the claws of cancer

Dr. Mohammed Abul-Naga, assistant professor of surgery at Ain Shams University and professor of obesity surgery, said that obesity increased the risk of cancers, including breast cancer, endometrial, colon, bladder and liver.

Abu Naga said in a press release that many cases of cancer were still infected with an increase in body mass index, as people with obesity were more susceptible to certain types of cancers, including those related to hormones, such as cancers of the uterine lining, breast and prostate, kidney, thyroid, pancreas, bladder, colon.

He stressed that easing the burden of these diseases is not impossible. A loss of 5 to 10% of overweight can improve and relieve these diseases and symptoms, but the first and most important is to fight the obesity epidemic, which is the most effective way to reduce these diseases.

He added that the incidence of cardiovascular disease can double up to three times in obese people and that the risk of increased blockage of arteries increases even if the weight increases by 10% of normal weight and that the best solution is the surgical procedure adapted to the patient and determined by the doctor.