Cancer linked to lifestyle choice is 'global challenge'

2010-09-13T11:24:00

While the increase in many cancers is linked to the fact people are living longer, around 80,000 cases could be prevented every year in the UK if people ate better, kept to a healthy weight and exercised.

Cancers linked to unhealthy lifestyles are “one of the biggest challenges facing the world”, an expert has said.

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