Obese woman are more prone to cancer

Women who are more in weight with respect to their height and built up, and those who also show early signs of diabetes II, are more vulnerable to get breast cancer. The study was conducted over 60,000 females as study subjects. It was found that women who are overweight and besides that, they were insulin resistant or have high glucose levels in their blood are more likely to be diagnosed with other advanced forms of cancer or other major disease.

This research was conducted in the University of Melbourne, Umea University of Sweden and The German Cancer Research Centre, by a group of doctors. In this, analyses were done on the basis of records and findings, between the years 1985-2005. The women were found to be free from cancer at the time of recruitment; tests were also conducted on blood glucose levels and other hormones, which were basically related to obesity and diabetes.

Among these women, almost 600 of them were in later period, were diagnosed with breast cancer. Also, it was observed that the women, who showed early signs of diabetes, were more subjected to develop the cancer. Females, who were found to be resistant to insulin or were obese, were at the greater risk of being diagnosed with stage 2 or 4 tumors. It was also seen that the advanced cancers were associated with worst type of prognosis. Even the doctors said that, it’s better to follow a healthy diet routine followed by a diligent fitness routine, to keep all these aliments at bay. One should be more physically active and must consume a good balanced diet.