Breast cancer risk affected by loss of total body fat

Women who lost overall body weight had lower levels of breast cancer markers than those who just lost abdominal fat, suggesting that breast cancer risk is more affected by total body fat, according to new research. The study, published in Endocrine-Related Cancer, found that levels of several breast cancer risk markers were reduced in postmenopausal women who lost total body fat, rather than just belly fat. Body fat is a known risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer, but whether there is an increased risk from fat specifically accumulated around the stomach is unclear. In recent years, belly fat has been…