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Sunday, September 7, 2014

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Obesity increases vulnerability to cancer, say UAE doctors

Posted: 06 Sep 2014 11:31 PM PDT

 Obese people should be aware that they are more vulnerable to cancer, health experts say. A recent study in The Lancet, a British medical journal, found that obese people - those who have a body-mass index (BMI) of 30kg/m2 - increases their risk of falling victim to one or a combination of 22 types of cancer. Dr Abdelrahman Nimeri said he had to deal with many cases of obese people suffering ...

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