Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 74615
Obesity: Cancer
Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of obesity on cancer.
Answer
Ashley DaltonThere is evidence that adults living with obesity have a higher risk of developing several types of cancer, according to research from Cancer Research UK, which is available at the following link:https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/causes-of-can...
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