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# Weight Associated with Cancer Risk
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/weight_associated_with_cancer_risk_0819140723/
- Published: 2014-08-19T20:22:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:05:56.000Z
- Description: In the medical records of 5.24 million UK patients, 17 of the 22 cancers assessed were positively associated with higher body mass index, among them cancers of the uterus, gallbladder, kidney, cervix, thyroid, liver, colon and ovary.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Cancer, Avoiding Illness, #vivvo-import

Increased body weight boosts one’s risk for developing several types of cancer, according to a new study published in the *Lancet*. Researchers analyzed the medical records of 5.24 million patients in the U.K. Of the 22 cancers assessed, 17 were positively associated with a higher body mass index (BMI, a measure of weight adjusted for height). For example, as BMI increased, so did one’s risk for cancers of the uterus, gallbladder, kidney, cervix, thyroid, liver, colon, and ovary, among others. Read more about the precautionary principle to cancer prevention [here](http://pcrm.org/health/medNews/stronger-guidelines-for-cancer-prevention?ref=foodconsumer.org).

Bhaskaran K, Douglas I, Forbes H, dos-Santos-Silva I, Leon DA, Smeeth L. Body-mass index and risk of 22 specific cancers: a population-based cohort study of 5.24 million UK adults. *Lancet*. Published online August 14, 2014.