Weight Gain Increases Breast Cancer Risk

Women who put on weight as they age are almost twice as likely to develop breast cancer later in life. There is a directly link between obesity and breast cancer.
Fat stored in the body produces hormones and chemicals which can fuel the development of abnormal cells that can lead to cancer.
In research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research found that a five point increase in a woman's Body Mass Index increased the likelihood of breast cancer.
Body Mass Index can calculated quickly by going to the internet and entering in BMI and then enter your height and weight.