Welcome to the website for the Transdisciplinary Research on Energetics and Cancer (TREC) initiative, a major scientific research effort studying obesity and cancer, funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI).

We are studying obesity and cancer because existing research tells us that many cancers are linked with obesity. Reducing these cancers requires that we learn more about the obesity-cancer connection.

Scientists in the TREC initiative are conducting research to learn how the combined effects of obesity, poor diet, and low levels of physical activity increase cancer risk. They are also searching for effective ways to prevent and control obesity.

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