From Daily Mail: More than one in three cancers could be prevented with simple lifestyle habits changes, a major study suggests.
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers, analyzed 19 million cases of 36 different cancer types in nearly 200 countries, including the US and UK.
Using 2022 figures, the latest available, the team found 38 percent, or 7.1 million diagnoses, were attributable to 30 modifiable risk factors.
Despite consistent declines in smoking rates across the world, tobacco smoking was the leading modifiable risk factor for cancer, accounting for one in six cases. It was also the top preventable risk factor in men.
The risk factors include the following:
- Preventable infections, such as those that are sexually transmitted and could be prevented with vaccination and safe sex practices
- Alcohol
- Suboptimal breastfeeding – when an infant does not receive breast milk exclusively or for the recommended duration
- Pollution
- Lack of exercise
- Chemicals, specifically those that affect the lungs, such as asbestos
- Smoking
- Drinking
- Diet
- BMI
- UV radiation
Findings indicate a need to examine changeable cancer risk factors.
Read more at Daily Mail
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