What You Need to Know About Obesity and Cancer
| Title: | What You Need to Know About Obesity and Cancer |
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| Description: |
Obesity is a disease that affects all aspects of the cancer continuum, including cancer risk, cancer detection and diagnosis, response to cancer treatment, and survivorship. It increases the risk of 13 types of cancer. By 2030, researchers project that obesity will affect nearly half of US adults. Without intervention, the obesity epidemic will result in more cancers. Social media crops below, as attachments. This image is part of the NCI Annual Plan and Budget Proposal FY 2022 collection. See also www.cancer.gov/about-nci/budget/plan/. |
| Topics/Categories: | Infographics -- Health |
| Type: | Color, Illustration (JPEG format) |
| Source: | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
| Date Created: | September 1, 2020 |
| Date Added: | September 1, 2020 |
| Reuse Restrictions: | None - This image is in the public domain and can be freely reused. Please credit the source and, where possible, the creator listed above. |