If you have a high risk – a 20% or higher likelihood of developing breast cancer – your doctor might recommend breast cancer screening as early as age 30. "Knowledge is power," said Ko.

University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center researchers have identified a protein that could be a promising treatment target ...

December 17, 2010 — A new study lends further evidence to what has already been suspected: obesity can affect outcomes in breast cancer. In a large, retrospective analysis, Danish researchers ...

The anti-obesity medication tirzepatide, marketed as Mounjaro for diabetes and Zepbound for obesity, reduced obesity-associated breast cancer growth in a mouse model, according to a study being ...

Endometrial cancer is high on the list, but postmenopausal breast cancer ranks even higher. In men, or people assigned male at birth, colon cancer is the most common obesity-related cancer.

There are several reasons why obesity is a major risk factor for breast cancer. “Obesity causes widespread inflammation throughout the entire body, deregulating the balance of cell growth ...

What’s more, gaining weight seemed to lower women’s risk of cancer; for every 5 kg (11 lbs.) of weight they gained on average, they decreased their breast cancer risk by 8%.

Obesity has a complex relationship with cancer risk, which includes the generational transmission of breast cancer susceptibility via obesity during pregnancy, and needs investigating, say experts.

Weight-loss drugs and bariatric surgery both have an impact on cancer risk. A new study breaks down the link and how GLP-1 RAs may help prevent the disease.