Weight control key to avoiding cancer

THOUSANDS of people could avoid cancer each year if they kept to a healthy weight, a British expert warned yesterday.

A total of 18,600 cancer cases could be prevented if people had a body mass index (BMI) under 25, said Professor Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF).

Types of cancer that could be avoided include breast, bowel, oesophagus, kidney, pancreas and womb.