Having excess body weight can have far-reaching health consequences, including raising your risk for certain types of cancer.
A woman named Mairead, a Stage 4 Metastatic Breast Cancer survivor, highlights the importance of the issue, as
1 in 8 women in the US will be diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Author's summary: Excess weight increases cancer risk.