Weighty evidence: the link between obesity, metabolic hormones, and tumors brings the promise of new targets for cancer therapies. From: Science News | Date: February 16, 2008| Author: Beil, Laura | COPYRIGHT 2008 Science Service, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Living large can mean dying large, as familiar reminders about obesity's link to cardiovascular disease and diabetes repeatedly emphasize. But those warnings often overshadow another threat from obesity: cancer. Excess weight accounts for 14 percent of cancer deaths in men, and 20 percent in women, researchers estimate. Among all preventable cancer risk factors, only smoking claims more lives.

Obesity's link to cancer should come as no surprise. Signs of that relationshi...