If you are overweight and drink a lot, you’re at a higher risk of getting cancer.
Both are problems in Indiana, but a new survey shows many people don’t realize that obesity and alcohol are risk factors.
Dr. Richard Schilsky, senior vice president and chief medical officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, says only 36 percent of Americans recognize obesity as a risk factor for cancer and only 31 percent recognize alcohol as a risk factor.
Over one in three people in Indiana are considered obese, making the state the 15th worst in the country for obesity.
