Cancer Research UK has warned the proportion of bowel cancer cases caused by Obesity is on the increase as more of the population becomes overweight. Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Obesity is linked to 13 types of cancerAlmost 5,000 cases of bowel cancer in Scotland over the last decade have been caused by obesity, according to a leading charity. The findings have been described by Cancer Research UK as a "huge worry". There are around 3,800 cases of bowel cancer diagnosed in Scotland each year and about 1,600 people die from the disease annually. 'Effective actions'Prof Linda Bauld, Cancer Research UK's cancer prevention expert based at the University of Stirling, said: "It is a huge worry to see so many bowel cancer cases being caused by excess weight, and to see that proportion rising as more of the population becomes overweight or obese.
Obesity to blame for 'more than one in ten' bowel cancer cases (From HeraldScotland)
An evaluation carried out by Cancer Research UK estimated that 4,800 cases of bowel cancer in Scotland over the past decade had being caused by patients being too heavy. Professor Linda Bauld, Cancer Research UK's cancer prevention expert, who is based at Stirling University, said the findings were a "huge worry". MORE than one in ten cases of bowel cancer in Scotland are linked to patients being overweight or obese, according to new research. There are around 3,800 diagnoses of bowel cancer a year in Scotland, with the disease claiming around 1,600 lives annually. The estimates have been calculated by combining data on overweight and obesity prevalence from Scottish Health Surveys, official statistics on bowel cancer and research on the relative risk of developing bowel cancer according to body mass index (BMI).collected by :Lucy William
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