The study, published in the July issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, found that women who had their last menstrual cycle before the age of 45, and had a body-mass index (BMI) of 35 or greater, were 22 times more likely to have endometrial cancers than women who were not overweight. A BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 is considered normal by the CDC; anything over 30 is considered obese.
Researchers suspect that the increased risk is the result of a hormonal imbalance, specifically a lack of progesterone.
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