Content Obesity News & Events News & Events News WHO guidelines on waist circumference and physical activity and their joint association with cancer risk Read More 23.01.2025 19.12.2024 Nature or nurture: genetic and environmental predictors of adiposity gain in adults 09.10.2024 Association of metabolic obesity phenotypes with risk of overall and site-specific cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies SEE MORE News & Events Press Releases Press Releases Press Release Number of new cases and deaths from liver cancer predicted to rise by more than 55% by 2040 Go to PDF 06.10.2022 02.07.2020 Trans fatty acids from industrial processed foods may be associated with greater risk of developing ovarian cancer 25.06.2018 New data on cancer cases in France attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors: the four major risk factors are tobacco use, alcohol consumption, an unbalanced diet, and overweight SEE MORE Press Releases Highlights Highlights Featured News Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2022 Read More 01.03.2022 20.03.2021 Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month 2021 04.02.2021 World Cancer Day 2021: Spotlight on IARC research related to physical activity and nutrition SEE MORE Highlights Videos Videos Recording Dr Elom Aglago on cancer and physical activity WATCH VIDEO 04.02.2021 14.12.2020 World Cancer Report Webinar Series - Obesity and Cancer SEE MORE Videos Infographics Infographics Infographic Proportions of cancers attributable to the main risk factors in Metropolitan France Read More 08.08.2018 27.09.2017 Cancer sites linked to overweight and obesity 25.08.2016 IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention Volume 16: Body Fatness SEE MORE Infographics Research Project Websites Research Project Websites EpiMARKS+: Identifying epigenetic biomarkers of breast cancer risk and their environmental/lifestyle determinants