Obesity linked to 32 types of cancer as disease ‘fuels 40% of cases’, experts warn

GETTING fat could be a factor in four out of 10 cancers, a major study has found.

Experts say obesity can now be linked to 32 types of tumour – 19 more than previously thought.

The “groundbreaking” research by Lund University in Sweden tracked 4.1million people for up to 45 years and analysed 332,501 cases of cancer.

It found up to 40 per cent of the cases were contributed to by the patient’s weight.