Obesity Trigger Breast Cancer

Obesity or overweight is a major cause of breast cancer in older women. In the second sequence is an alcohol and cigarettes. According to research conducted at the Cancer Research UK.

According to research data, one in eight women in the UK suffer from breast cancer in her life. The majority of these tumors are sensitive to hormones or growth of tumors in other words it gets a "fuel" by the hormone. Piles of fat in the body will increase female sex hormones.

Research has shown that postmenopausal women with estrogen and testosterone levels are high-risk two to three times more likely to develop breast cancer than women with lower hormone levels.

There are several factors that cause levels of sex hormones in the body increases, such as pregnancy, contraceptive pill use, and menopuase.

In a recent report published in the British Journal of Cancer is mentioned, obesity should be the first trigger of obesity due to lifestyle factors is something that is still controlled.

The team of researchers from Oxford University in research funded Cancer Research UK studied the health data 6300 postmenopausal women to look for factors that could explain why some breast cancers are sensitive to hormones and some will not.

Weight is strongly suspected to be causing an increase in sex hormones. Women who are overweight or obese have higher levels of estrogen and progesterone is higher.

Similarly, women who used alcohol and smoked more than 15 cigarettes per day.

"Breast cancer is influenced by family history and age, but there are things you can do to reduce risks. Maintain healthy weight and reduce alcohol consumption is the key to avoid breast cancer," said Dr Julie Sharp of Cancer Research.