Being overweight may raise cancer risk
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080215/ap_on_he_me/obesity_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20080215/i/r2257115106.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=_EMv0a44QlOV5Qh2_Rptow--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="Subway riders walk through the turnstiles while leaving the U.S. Open in New York September 4, 2007. Obesity can double the risk of several cancers, according to a study published on Friday that for the first time also links being overweight with a number of less common forms of the disease. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>AP - Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study.</p><br clear="all"/>

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