Researchers identified 30 modifiable factors that influence cancer risk, from smoking to sun exposure. More than a third of ...

Metabolic syndrome is associated with significantly higher risks for obesity-related cancers, particularly colorectal and renal malignancies.

University of Toronto researchers are calling for more study of obesity, gut bacteria and metabolic conditions that arise in childhood and adolescence, with an eye to curbing the global rise of type 2 ...

Modifiable risk factors such as obesity, smoking, lack of exercise, diabetes and hypertension are projected to be one of the main drivers of a steep rise in kidney cancer cases, doubling the amount ...

Children born to mothers who are very obese with a BMI of 35 or higher are at heightened risk of being admitted to hospital for an infection, finds a long-term study published in the open-access ...

Breast cancer awareness campaigns roll around every year, with millions of dollars spent on events to bring attention to risk ...