UPI reports cancer cases attributed to obesity vary state-by-state, according to a new study.br The study showed a 1.5-fold difference between the lowest and highest state-by-state rates of cancers attributable to weight.br For instance, endometrial cancer rates ranged drastically, from 36.5 in Hawaii to nearly 55 in Mississippi.br The National Institutes of Health says over two-thirds of US adults are considered overweight or obese.