New study identifies specific obesity-related risk factors for kidney cancer

(Spectrum Health) A new study confirms the long-suspected role of obesity as a risk factor for developing renal cell carcinoma (RCC), a type of kidney cancer, and identifies several specific obesity-related factors. These factors include multiple measures of obesity, diastolic blood pressure and fasting insulin. In contrast, the study found little evidence for an association with RCC risk for systolic blood pressure, circulating lipids, diabetes or fasting glucose.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news