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Obesity

The evidence that being overweight increases the risk of bowel cancer is stronger now than ever before. In fact, scientists believe that, after not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight is the most important thing you can do for cancer prevention.

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In this section
  • Understanding Bowel Cancer
    • About Bowel Cancer
      • What is bowel cancer?
      • What is anal cancer?
      • Prevention of bowel cancer
      • Causes of bowel cancer
        • Alcohol and Bowel Cancer
        • Exercise
        • Smoking
        • Diet
        • Obesity
        • Family History
    • Screening programmes
    • Symptoms of bowel cancer
    • Diagnosis
    • Treatment
    • Living with Bowel Cancer
    • Secondary Bowel Cancer
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