Excess Weight Is Second Most Important Risk Factor for Cancer

First most important?

Stupidity.

You know, what makes people get fat in the first place.

More than 4 out of 10 cancers could be prevented by lifestyle changes, concludes a new report from Cancer Research UK, titled "Cancer Prevention: Stacking the Odds in Your Favour."

"Many people believe cancer is down to fate or 'in the genes' and that it is the luck of the draw whether they get it. But there is clear evidence that around 40% of all cancers are caused by things people mostly have the power to change," the report notes. "While leading a healthy life doesn't guarantee that a person won't get cancer, healthy habits can stack the odds in their favor," it concludes.

Kudos, fatsos.