"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."
"Infections, including the sexually transmitted infection human papillomavirus (HPV), a leading cause of cervical and anal cancer, which can be prevented with vaccination and safe sex practices, were linked to one in 10 cancer cases and were the top causes for women, while alcohol was responsible for three percent. The team also found that lung, stomach and cervical cancers made up nearly half of all preventable cancer cases."
Data covering 19 million cancer cases across 36 cancer types in nearly 200 countries from 2022 shows 38 percent (7.1 million) of diagnoses were attributable to 30 modifiable risk factors. Tobacco smoking remained the leading preventable cause, accounting for one in six cancers and the top cause in men. Infections, notably HPV, were linked to one in 10 cases and were leading among women; alcohol accounted for three percent. Lung, stomach and cervical cancers comprised nearly half of preventable cases. Other contributors include suboptimal breastfeeding, pollution, physical inactivity and carcinogenic chemicals such as asbestos. US five-year survival has increased to about 70 percent, but some cancers are rising among younger people.
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