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• City of Hope Study Reveals Obesity Increases Cancer Risk by Physically Enlarging Organs and Multiplying At-Risk Cells

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  Researchers at City of Hope and TGen have identified a major mechanical driver of obesity-linked cancer: excess weight causes organs to grow in size by accumulating more cells. Thi...

• City of Hope Research Identifies Physical Organ Enlargement as Primary Driver Linking Obesity to Elevated Cancer Risk

  Published: Mar 27, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A study from City of Hope and TGen reveals that obesity causes internal organs to grow significantly larger through the accumulation of new cells, a process known as hyperplasia. T...