February is Cancer Prevention Month

President's Day and St. Valentine's Day. The shortest month with the worst weather. Being hard to spell. February.

Turns out, February is also Cancer Prevention Month, and February 4th was World Cancer Day. The most common cause of cancer after smoking, the latest research shows, is obesity. A handy info-graphic (which doesn't get real big for some reason) spells it out:

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The American Institute for Cancer Research has created a page at this link, complete with a video, to learn more about how to loose weight and protect yourself from the Big C.