At 20st, I put my life at risk
JANET Boak, 55, was diagnosed with womb cancer four years ago and says her weight and lifestyle were to blame.
The grandmother of three, from Carlisle, said she weighed 20 stone at the time and admits she did no exercise.
She underwent a hysterectomy but had no further treatment as the disease had been caught early. Volunteering to take part in womb cancer research, she was shocked to discover that possible causes include being obese and inactive.
She said: ‘I was huge and most of my weight was around my stomach. I couldn’t remember the last time I did any exercise. I’d known I needed to lose weight but I hadn’t realised just how much I was putting my life at risk.’