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→Obesity and increases in cancer risk
The ''South China Morning Post'' reported that according the British medical journal ''Lancet'': {{cquote|Each five kg/m {+2} increase in BMI was clearly linked with higher risk of cancers of the uterus (62 per cent increase), gallbladder (31 per cent), kidney (25 per cent), cervix (10 per cent), thyroid (9 per cent), and leukemia (9 per cent)," said the statement. Higher BMI also increased the risk of cancer of the liver (19 per cent), colon (10 per cent), ovaries (9 per cent) and breast (5 per cent), although the effect on these types was influenced by other factors."<ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1573665/obesity-increases-risk-having-10-common-cancers-study-shows Obesity increases risk of having 10 common cancers, study shows], South China Morning Post, Thursday, 14 August, 2014, 9:42pm</ref>}}
The ''South China Morning Post'' reported that according the British medical journal ''Lancet'': {{cquote|Each five kg/m {+2} increase in BMI was clearly linked with higher risk of cancers of the uterus (62 per cent increase), gallbladder (31 per cent), kidney (25 per cent), cervix (10 per cent), thyroid (9 per cent), and leukemia (9 per cent)," said the statement. Higher BMI also increased the risk of cancer of the liver (19 per cent), colon (10 per cent), ovaries (9 per cent) and breast (5 per cent), although the effect on these types was influenced by other factors."<ref>[http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1573665/obesity-increases-risk-having-10-common-cancers-study-shows Obesity increases risk of having 10 common cancers, study shows], South China Morning Post, Thursday, 14 August, 2014, 9:42pm</ref>}}
According to Cancer Risk [[UK]], "More than one in three people in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime".<ref>[Cancer Risk UK - Lifetime risk of cancer]</ref>
According to Cancer Risk [[UK]], "More than one in three people in the UK will be diagnosed with some form of cancer during their lifetime".<ref>[http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/incidence/risk/statistics-on-the-risk-of-developing-cancer Cancer Risk UK - Lifetime risk of cancer]</ref>
=== Increased morbidity risk ===
=== Increased morbidity risk ===