A newly released report by the British cancer charity Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has finally put a number on what epidemiologists and cancer scientists have known for a long time: obesity is one of the biggest causes of cancer, and is set to become the most common cause of cancer in women by 2043. Obesity mainly drives breast, colon and uterine cancer, as well as playing a big role in the development of esophageal and kidney cancer. It is estimated that up to 10% of all cases of cancer are directly caused by patients being overweight, which is especially concerning
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