In the news Genes or lifestyle: what defines cancer risk?
Source: BBC news report A report from a large study looking at
cancer risk attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors
has been recently published by the Centre for Cancer Prevention
research team. The objective of this comprehensive study was to
estimate the percentage of cancers in the UK in 2010 resulting
from exposure to a number of lifestyle and environmental
factors. The researchers looked at the consumption of tobacco,
alcohol, meat, fruit and vegetables, fibre and salt as well as
weight and level of exercise. Environmental factors were also
considered, such as infections, radiation and occupational
hazards. The relative contributions of each factor to the total
number of cancers diagnosed in the UK in 2010 were estimated
based on high-quality epidemiological studies. The study
concluded that nearly half of cancer cases were linked to 14
lifestyle and/or environmental factors. Comment: The publication
of this report is of great interest