Did you know that being overweight is linked to cancer? According to the Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer (ComPARe) study conducted by the Canadian Cancer Society, obesity set to become the second leading preventable cause of cancer, right after smoking. They expect that by 2042, the number of cancer cases caused by excess weight will triple from 7,200 to 21,200. More than half of Canadian adults are carrying extra weight, which puts them at risk for 13 different types of cancer. To help analyze the study and how we can lower our risk of developing cancer, John is joined by Cancer Society Health Policy Analyst Elizabeth Holmes.