Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2014 in the subject Biology - Human Biology, grade: A, The Catholic University of America (Department of Biology), course: Biotechnology, language: English, abstract: Obesity is a known cause of cancer, with worldwide research and epidemiological studies supporting the relationship between obesity and cancer. Obesity can lead to a number of cancers, through cellular and metabolic changes in the body. Hyperinsulenimia, low levels of estrogens and Insulin like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGF-BP3) are among the major causes of cancers that result...