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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Global study warns of surging obesity-related cancers among older adults

Groundbreaking new research is warning of a worldwide increase in the incidence of obesity-related cancers among younger and older adult populations.

The study, published in Annals of Internal Medicine, upends previous notions that some malignancies chiefly affect younger adults, effecting a shift in understanding cancer in the 21st century.

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