Table 1.

Associations Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Cancers^18,34, 35, 36

Risk Factor	Common Associated Malignancies
Obesity	Esophageal adenocarcinoma, pancreatic, liver, colorectal, breast, endometrial, and kidney
Smoking	Lung, larynx, pharynx, upper digestive tract, oral cavity, stomach, and pancreatic
Diabetes mellitus	Colorectal, breast, endometrial, hepatic, pancreatic, and bladder
Hypertension	Renal cancer (men), breast, and endometrial
Alcohol	Oropharyngeal, laryngeal, esophageal, liver, colorectal, and breast
Hyperlipidemia	Breast
Diet	Colorectal
Physical activity	Colorectal, breast, and endometrial