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Stopping cancer before it starts

Pancreatic cancer

The evidence is convincing that body fatness is a cause of cancer of the pancreas. Abdominal fatness, which is fat around your middle, is also probably a cause.

This is one of the reasons WCRF UK recommends being as lean as possible within the healthy weight range.

You can probably reduce your risk of this type of cancer by eating plenty of foods containing folate, such as green vegetables.

Read our Recommendations for Cancer Prevention

Pancreatic cancer

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