High Body Weight Linked to Kidney Cancer Risk
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NEW YORK  - The risk of developing a type  of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, is directly related to  body mass index (BMI) and to the increase in BMI since age 20,  according to the findings from two new European studies.
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People who have had kidney transplants face a big increase in risk for a variety of cancers, particularly those caused by a virus, according to a study published on Tuesday.
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Breast cancer is more likely to kill obese women than those of normal weight, research suggests.
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Obese women with breast cancer are more likely to die from the disease than those of a normal weight, researchers said today. US researchers looked at information
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Heavy alcohol use, diabetes, and viral hepatitis combine synergistically to raise the risk of developing liver cancer, according to a new report.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study   confirm that obesity is associated with decreased survival   among women with ovarian cancer.
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Swedish women who ate fatty fish like   salmon, mackerel and herring at least once a week had a   significantly lower risk of kidney cancer compared to consumers   of lean fish, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Although obesity increases the  risk of developing kidney cancer, patients with greater body  mass index (BMI) seem to have less aggressive disease,  according to researchers. BMI, the ratio of weight to height,  is a common means of estimating whether someone is overweight  or underweight.
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The risk factors for breast cancer start early in a woman&#39;s life, even before birth, according to a major new study. High birth weight, a growth spurt between the ages of 8 and 14, and being a tall, thin adolescent
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TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDayNews) -- Scientists have uncovered yet another reason to maintain a healthy weight: Obesity and weight gain are linked with an increased risk of developing kidney stones.
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NEW YORK  - Findings from a new study suggest that both high and low birth weights increase the risk of testicular cancer in men. The reason for this finding is unclear.
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WEDNESDAY, July 12 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to Europeans, Americans with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are more than twice as likely to progress to end-stage kidney disease, researchers say, and higher rates of obesity and diabetes may be to blame.
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Children who get obesity-related diabetes face a much higher risk of kidney failure and death by middle age than people who develop diabetes as adults, a study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A high body mass index (BMI) in  middle-aged men is associated with an increased likelihood of  having a stroke over the next two or three decades -- even  after taking into account other risk factors such as high blood  pressure and diabetes --Swedish investigators have found.
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The risk of developing a type of kidney cancer, renal cell carcinoma, is directly related to body mass index (BMI) and to the increase in BMI since age 20, according to the findings from two new European ...
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Early growth patterns in a girl's life, going back as far as her birth weight, influence her later risk of developing breast cancer.
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NEW YORK  - Being obese more than doubles the risk of a type of leukemia -- acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) -- in older women, according to a new report.