A new study in the United States shows that weight loss may be able to reduce the risk of endometrial cancer in older women.
Relevant researchers said that many elderly people think that when the weight loss to the old does not make any sense. Because obesity on the body has long been the formation of injury, weight loss can not change anything. But this new study suggests that this idea is not correct.
"No matter what age, people should take seriously weight loss," said Luo, who is responsible for the study at the University of Indiana at Bloomington, said: "For cancer and anti-cancer, even moderate weight loss will have "Endometrial cancer is the most common type of gynecological tumor, which ranks fourth among the most common cancer in the United States. More than 75% of endometrial carcinomas occur in women over the age of 55 years.
The study included patients who had an average of more than 10 years of follow-up, and the researchers analyzed data from 35,000 women aged 50 to 79 years. The results show that women over 50 years of age, if the weight loss of 5% or more, they suffer from endometrial cancer risk will be reduced by 29%. If obese women lose 5% or more, the risk of endometrial cancer is reduced by 56%.
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Researchers have pointed out that there has been a lot of research to associate obesity with endometrial cancer or other cancers, but there is little research to explore the relationship between weight loss and cancer risk. The study told people that women, even in the elderly when weight loss, but also reduce the risk of endometrial cancer.