Waist circumference outshines BMI as obesity-related cancer risk marker in men, but not women

Body size and excess weight, conventionally assessed using body mass index (BMI), are well-established risk factors for many types of cancer. However, new research to be presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2025, Malaga, Spain, 11–14 May) and published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute shows that waist circumference (WC)…