Nearly Half of Cancer Deaths Worldwide , Are Caused by Preventable Risk Factors, , New Study Suggests.<br />CNN reports that the new research was published on Aug. 18 in 'The Lancet.'.<br />The paper was funded by the <br />Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.<br />Data from the Institute for Health <br />Metrics and Evaluation's Global <br />Burden of Disease project was examined. .<br />Researchers concluded that in 2019, 44% of <br />global cancer deaths and 42% of healthy <br />years lost were tied to preventable risk factors.<br />Such risk factors include a high BMI, smoking and drinking too much alcohol.<br />Such risk factors include a high BMI, smoking and drinking too much alcohol.<br />Such risk factors include a high BMI, smoking and drinking too much alcohol.<br />Dr. Diana Sarfati and Jason Gurney of Te Aho o Te Kahu Cancer Control Agency in New Zealand , published an editorial in 'The Lancet' asserting that preventable risk factors tend to align with poverty. .<br />Poverty influences the environments in which people live, and those environments shape the lifestyle decisions that people are able to make. , Dr. Diana Sarfati and Jason Gurney of Te Aho o Te Kahu Cancer Control Agency in New Zealand, via editorial published in 'The Lancet'.<br />Action to prevent cancer requires concerted effort within and outside the health sector. , Dr. Diana Sarfati and Jason Gurney of Te Aho o Te Kahu Cancer Control Agency in New Zealand, via editorial published in 'The Lancet'.<br />This action includes specific policies focused on reducing exposure to cancer-causing risk factors, such as tobacco and alcohol use, and access to vaccinations that prevent cancer-causing infections, including <br />hepatitis B and HPV. , Dr. Diana Sarfati and Jason Gurney of Te Aho o Te Kahu Cancer Control Agency in New Zealand, via editorial published in 'The Lancet'.<br />This action includes specific policies focused on reducing exposure to cancer-causing risk factors, such as tobacco and alcohol use, and access to vaccinations that prevent cancer-causing infections, including <br />hepatitis B and HPV. , Dr. Diana Sarfati and Jason Gurney of Te Aho o Te Kahu Cancer Control Agency in New Zealand, via editorial published in 'The Lancet'
