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Obesity, cancer, blame and shame

Cancer Research UK says obesity now outweighs smoking as the major cause of bowel, kidney, liver and ovarian cancer. And...

Why Cancer Research UK isn’t fat shaming

If you've never walked a mile in my shoes how can you tell me about it? Being fat, being...

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