World Cancer Day: Smoking, infections and alcohol cause 4 in 10 preventable cancer cases

A new WHO study suggests that over 7 million cases of cancer in 2022 were preventable. Nearly 40% of all the cases that year were linked to modifiable risk factors — behavioral and environmental factors we can change. A new WHO study suggests that over 7 million cases of cancer in 2022 were preventable.

Nearly 40% of all the cases that year were linked to modifiable risk factors — behavioral and environmental factors we can change.