Cancer Prevention Blog

A new study was covered in the press yesterday that seems to suggest men who are overweight when they are 18 years old are significantly more likely to die from cancer.

This is an unusual study in that it followed people from early adulthood right the way through to the ends of their lives.

There is already a lot of research showing that excess body fat increases risk of a number of types of cancer. In fact, scientists now say that, after not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight is the most important thing you can do for cancer prevention.

But most … Continue Reading

Waist size: linked to cancer

There is an interesting article on the NHS Choices website responding to this week’s news coverage about a study suggesting people with large waists are at risk of dying young.

Cancer is one of the diseases identified as being linked to a large waistline.

This fits with the findings of the Expert Report World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) published in 2007, the biggest ever review of the evidence on how cancer risk is … Continue Reading