Obesity may cause cancer simply because larger organs have more cells

We’ve just discovered that people who are obese have larger organs and thus more cells that might mutate, which could explain their higher risk of getting some cancers

Source:
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2251240-obesity-may-cause-cancer-simply-because-larger-organs-have-more-cells/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home