Nearly 40% of cancers can be prevented with 3 lifestyle changes, study finds

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• Nearly half of cancers could be avoided by cutting out three major risk factors, a new study has revealed.
• Research published this week in Nature Medicine identified that nearly 40% of global cancer cases are linked to tobacco (15% of new cases), infections (10%) and alcohol consumption (3%). Overall, 7.1 million cancer diagnoses in 2022 were linked to 30 modifiable risk factors, according to the study.
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