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10 Common Habits That Increase Your Risk of Cancer

Being overweight

The biggest risk factor of developing cancer is obesity, Dr. Nita Lee from the University of Chicago Medicine says. “It has even overcome smoking.” A large percent of breast and ovarian cancer is associated with obesity, she adds. Cancers associated with overweight people and obesity make up 40 percent of Cancers Diagnosed in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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