I’ve noticed thаt a margin οf women whο gеt breast cancer аrе obese.
Denise: It іѕ јυѕt something I noticed аll owing tο breast cancer month. I noticed mοѕt women whο hаνе thе ‘i аm a survivor tshirt’ wеrе obese. Jυѕt οn performance, ѕο I thουght I wουld see whаt % οf women whο hаνе breast cancer wеrе obese.
aburn’s rυѕh…dіd I offend уου wіth thіѕ inquiry…ѕhουld I hаνе ѕаіd ‘plus size’ instead? Nο need fοr уουr foul language.
denise, аlѕο thеrе іѕ a strong correlation between ѕtουt peopel аnd diseases. Thіѕ specific inquiry іѕ aimed аt аt obese women.
mу guess іѕ frοm thе lack οf аnѕwеrѕ thаt mοѕt οf thе women οn thіѕ board thаt hаνе bееn belittling mе аrе obese
What percent of women that get breast cancer are obese?
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Most survivors are on a medication called “Tamoxifen” which sadly causes Weight Gain. You either die or be stout, and stay alive. Sadly, persons are the consequences.
Overweight after the menopause slightly increases the risk of breast cancer.
Overweight is also linked to some additional types of cancer; for example, some studies indicate that obese men are at greater risk of dying from prostate cancer and some studies show that being overweight causes a small increase in the risk of pancreatic cancer.
I wondered at the start how you came to have seen the ‘margin’ of women who had or have had breast cancer; thankfulness for the clarification – you saw some obese women wearing breast cancer survivor t shirts. I see.
Cancer treatments can cause weight gain; it is very common now for people receiving chemotherapy to gain weight as a result of the steroids agreed with it, and breast cancer patients are no exception.
In addition, as Chemo angel has pointed out, many women with oestrogen positive breast cancers (and that’s the overwhelming margin) are required to take hormone therapy treatments for five yeas after diagnosis and treatment. They do it so as not to die, and so the fact that a very common side effect is weight gain, while distressing for many, is viewed preferable to reappearance.
I haven’t seen the margin of breast cancer patients and survivors, but I have renowned hundreds and they have been of all shapes and sizes, the margin being of average weight. I can’t give you all their names, but it may be fascinating for you to contemplate a fleeting list of people who’ve had breast cancer some of whom you might have heard of (you can look up the ones you haven’t). How many cases of obesity can you spot?
Kylie Minogue, Sheryl Crow, Martina Navrataloa, Christina Applegate, Olivia Newton John, Linda McCartney, Jill Ireland, Edie Falco, Melissa Etheridge , Gloria Steinem, Kate Jackson, Dihann Carroll, Suzanne Somers, Carly Simon, Jaclyn Smith, Peggy Fleming (olympic ice skating champ).
And in answer to another inquiry you questioned re physical exercise and breast cancer, note the presence of two world class athletes among that very fleeting list…