Did you know that some types of cancer are more common in obese people? Colon cancer, breast cancer, prostate, pancreatic, liver, uterine cancer are among the leading ones. In a recently published study, it was determined that obesity causes an increased risk even more than smoking, especially in 4 types of cancer (large intestine, liver, kidney and ovarian cancer) . As you know, obesity is a chronic disease that is characterized by excessive increase in adipose tissue in the body and shortens life with the diseases it causes (diabetes, high blood pressure, fatty liver, cancer).
Obesity is the cause of 85,000 new cancer cases each year in the United States. So why is cancer more common in obese people? If you ask, we can explain it as follows:
Today, adipose tissue is considered as a separate large endocrine organ. Why do we call it an endocrine organ? Because this adipose tissue secretes numerous hormone-like substances called "adipokines". Since there is a lot of adipose tissue in obese people, these adipokines are secreted in very high amounts. These excessively secreted substances cause a constant inflammatory reaction in the body, that is, it harms the body. One of the most important blood tests to understand whether there is an inflammatory condition in the body is the test we call CRP (c reactive protein). This CRP is consistently high in obese people, even when they have no complaints. Studies show that the inflammatory process (inflammation) triggered by these substances secreted from adipose tissue is one of the most important factors leading to cancer. So what's the solution? Of course, getting rid of this fat mass that harms the body, namely obesity. Today, the most effective method in the fight against obesity is bariatric surgery. In this respect, bariatric surgery not only weakens people, but also prevents obesity-related diseases and, above all, the formation of some types of cancer.
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