Womb cancer link to diet, exercise and possibly coffee

The risk of womb cancer can be reduced by
exercise, diet and possibly drinking coffee,
research suggests.
Almost half of cases of womb cancer in the UK
- about 3,700 a year - could be prevented
through keeping slim and active, a review of
data shows.
Researchers at Imperial College, London, say
women can reduce their risk with at least 30
minutes of daily exercise and keeping a healthy
weight.
The World Cancer Research Fund report also
found that coffee may reduce risk.
But experts say there is not yet enough
evidence to recommend drinking coffee to
protect against the disease.
Endometrial cancer - cancer of the womb
lining - is the fourth most common of all
cancers in women in the UK.
In the first global analysis since 2007,
Imperial College London researchers collated
and reviewed scientific research on
endometrial cancer, and links with diet,
physical activity and body weight.
The study found evidence that about 3,700
cases could be prevented every year if women
were active for 38 minutes a day and
maintained a healthy body weight.
In the UK only 56% of women follow
recommendations to be physically active for at
least 30 minutes a day, five days a week, while
only 39% have a healthy weight.
Study author Dr Teresa Norat of Imperial
College told the BBC: "If you are physically
active and if you don't have excess body
weight you can reduce your risk of womb
cancer and improve your health in general."
Karen Sadler, executive director of the World
Cancer Research Fund added: "The evidence on
coffee is very interesting and is a further
indication of the potential link between coffee
and the risk of cancer but a lot more work still
needs to be done.
"We need to consider the possible effect on
other cancers as well as the impact on other
health conditions and we are now looking to
conduct further research into this issue."