Weight loss drugs reduce cancer risk, study finds

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  From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,

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  our podcast about the news headlines.

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  In this programme, can weight loss drugs reduce the risk of cancer?

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  Hello, I'm Neil.

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  And I'm Georgie.

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  In this programme,

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  we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in the headlines that will help you understand it.

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  You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode,

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  as well as a worksheet on our website, bbclearningenglish.com.

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  So, let's hear more about this story.

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  Weight loss drugs could reduce the risk of getting cancer by half, new research suggests.

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  Cancer experts are excited by the findings,

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  with one saying that this could be a whole new era of preventative cancer medicine.

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  Obesity is associated with 13 different cancers.

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  Losing weight reduces the risk,

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  but the researchers have calculated that the weight loss drugs provide an additional protective effect that is more than just weight loss.

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  And our first headline is about this.

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  This headline from the Daily Record.

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  Weight loss jabs may prevent cancer due to health benefits beyond weight loss.

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  And that headline again from Daily Record.

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