"Smoking, being overweight, and exposure to ultraviolet radiation from the sun and sunbeds are the top preventable causes of cancer, experts have warned. Researchers from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and its International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) analysed 30 risk factors that cause cancer, such as smoking, drinking alcohol and air pollution. Using data from across 185 countries, they estimate that about 7.1 million of the 18.7 million new cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2022 were preventable."
"UK figures show some 32.6 per cent of all new cancer cases more than 148,000 were caused by preventable factors during the period. Almost a third of new cancer cases in the UK in 2022 were preventable (Getty/iStock) The top cause was tobacco smoking, which accounted for 16.2 per cent of cases, followed by excess body fat (4.2 per cent) and ultraviolet radiation (3.6 per cent)."
The Independent emphasizes on-the-ground reporting across issues like reproductive rights, climate change, and Big Tech and declines to lock reporting behind paywalls, seeking donations to fund journalists. Quality journalism is presented as available to everyone and financed by those who can afford it. WHO and IARC researchers analysed 30 cancer risk factors across 185 countries and estimated roughly 7.1 million of 18.7 million new cancer cases in 2022 were preventable. UK data indicate about 32.6% of new cases were linked to preventable factors. The leading preventable causes identified were tobacco smoking, excess body fat, and ultraviolet radiation.
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