Larger organ size caused by obesity is a mechanism for higher cancer risk.
H. Grant, Y. Zhang, L. Li, Y. Wang, S. Kawamoto, S. Penisson, D. F. Fouladi, S. Shayesteh, A. Blanco, S. Ghandili, E. Zinreich, J. S. Graves, S. Park, S. Kern, J. Hooper, , C. Tomasetti
This study shows that obesity increases organ size, which correlates with higher cancer risk due to more cells at risk of becoming cancerous.
bioRxiv · Jul 27, 2020 · PreprintCancer Biology