"...breast and colon cancer survivors were the most likely to end up obese within 10 years of their diagnosis."

Breast, Colorectal Cancer Survivors Face Highest Risk Of Obesity: How Weight Gain Sets Patients Back

Aug 10, 2016 05:36 PM By Samantha Olson

"The obesity epidemic continues to grow, with more than one-third of American adults considered obese. Obesity increases the risk of a number of dangerous medical conditions, including Type 2 diabetes, sleep apnea, heart disease, and stroke. It may also follow cancer survivors, a team of researchers from Columbia University’s School of Public Health have found.

Their study, published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, reveals obesity is more prevalent among patients with a history of cancer, especially certain types. In order to uncover the link between cancer and obesity, researchers first examined 538,969 adults between the ages of 18 and 85, of which 32,447 were cancer survivors. The data overwhelmingly indicated that breast and colon cancer survivors were the most likely to end up obese within 10 years of their diagnosis."