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Weight loss drugs could reduce the risk of getting cancer by half, new research suggests. Cancer experts are excited by the findings, with one saying that this could be a whole new era of preventative cancer medicine. Obesity is associated with 13 different cancers. Losing weight reduces the risk, but the researchers have calculated that the weight loss drugs provide an additional protective effect that is more than just weight loss. And our first headline is about this. And we're looking at this word 'jab'.
What is a weight loss 'jab', Georgie? Well, 'jab' is another word for 'injection'. An injection – that's the act of putting a needle into the skin to insert medicine.
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