4 In 10 Cancer Cases Could Be 'Preventable', And 3 Factors Matter Most

New research from the World Health Organisation’s (WHO’s) global analysis has suggested that 37% of cancer cases worldwide are, to some degree, “preventable”. 

The study, conducted with the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), looked at data from 85 countries concerning 36 cancer types.

“Preventable” cancers were higher in men (45% of cases globally) than in women (30%).

Study author and WHO Team Lead for Cancer Control, Dr André Ilbawi, said: “This is the...