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Combining smaller waist with staying active can cut our cancer risk
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Combining smaller waist with staying active can cut our cancer risk
People who watch their waistline AND do more physical activity can reduce their risk of cancer a lot more than those doing one or the other, new research shows
‘I couldn’t do this work without World Cancer Research Fund’ – Frankie Brown
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‘I couldn’t do this work without World Cancer Research Fund’ – Frankie Brown
From international footballer to fully-fledged academic – how your support helped Frankie Brown kick off her career in cancer research
UK cancer cases have risen in women but fallen in men, new analysis shows
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UK cancer cases have risen in women but fallen in men, new analysis shows
Our analysis shows 3.7% rise in number of cancer cases in women in 2021 compared with 2019, while cases in men remained relatively stable