Being Obese for a decade or more raises cancer risk according to CNN. Life is complex enough without it being side tracked by illness. Cancer seems to be everywhere (or so it seems according to the media). Most of us know someone who has died from the disease. Why does it occur and what are the risk factors? According to a recent CNN article, cancer rates are higher for women who are obese for a decade or more."A new longitudinal study on postmenopausal women, published in the journal PLOS Medicine on Tuesday, reveals that the duration of having a high body mass index is linked to a higher risk of developing several types of cancer, from breast to endometrial." This is an important reason to lose the weight, as we know already that being obese has other health consequences as well. Check out the article here How much a decade of obesity raises your cancer risk By Jacqueline Howard, CNN August 16, 2016 (CNN)The longer a woman is overweight or obese, the more her risk of cancer may increase along with the time. A new longitudinal study on postmenopausal women, published in the journal PLOS Medicine on Tuesday, reveals that the duration of having a high body mass index is linked to a higher risk of developing several types of cancer, from breast to endometrial. It's the first study to explore the relationship between overweight duration and cancer risk in a large cohort of women, said Melina Arnold, a scientist at the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer and lead author of the study. "Given the result from previous studies supporting the overall link between obesity and cancer, our results are in line with what we know about this relationship," Arnold said. "Yet it adds to current scientific evidence by suggesting that there seems to be a cumulative effect of obesity on cancer risk." Read more