Breast Cancer Risk

Adult weight gain is described as a potentially modifiable risk factor for breast cancer and other weight-related cancers in women. A 10 kg adult weight gain is associated with increased overall weight-related cancer risk and increased breast cancer risk. Women attending NHS family history clinics with elevated genetic breast cancer risk face compounded risk from weight gain. Healthy-weight women at elevated breast cancer risk do not qualify for standard weight-loss programmes, creating a need for preventive diet interventions.