The Role of Chronic Inflammation in Obesity-Associated Cancers

Table 1

Examples of inflammation-associated cancers.

Inflammatory source	Cancer	Reference
Environmental
Tobacco	Mouth, lung	[26–28]
Asbestos	Mesothelioma	[4]
Alcohol	Liver	[29]
Infectious agent
Schistosoma	Colorectal, bladder	[30]
Epstein-Barr virus	Hodgkin disease	[31]
Helicobacter pylori	Stomach	[32]
Hepatitis B and C	Liver	[8]
Physiological/metabolic conditions
Hashimoto thyroiditis	Papilloma thyroid cancer	[33]
Gastroesophageal reflux disease	Esophageal	[34]
Chronic prostatitis	Prostate	[35]
Obesity	Breast, liver, prostate, colon, esophageal	[36]