A recent study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) reveals that four out of ten cancer cases and half of the cancer deaths in adults over 30 in the U.S. in 2019 were due to modifiable risk factors like smoking, obesity, and alcohol.
Smoking was the predominant cause, linked to 20% of the cases and 30% of the deaths, emphasizing the need for robust tobacco control and cancer screening. A study finds that modifiable risk factors, especially smoking, are responsible for 40% of cancer cases and 50% of cancer deaths in U.S.
adults over 30, emphasizing the need for enhanced tobacco control, obesity management, and preventive healthcare measures. A recent study by the American Cancer Society (ACS) indicates that 40% of cancer cases and about 50% of cancer deaths among adults aged 30 and older in the United States, amounting to 713,340 cases and 262,120 deaths in 2019, could be linked to preventable risk factors. These include cigarette smoking, excessive body weight, alcohol intake, lack of physical activity, poor diet, and infections.
Notably, cigarette smoking is the predominant risk factor, accounting for nearly 20% of all cancer cases and 30% of all cancer deaths. The study was published in the journal CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians . “Despite considerable declines in smoking prevalence during the past few decades, the number of lung cancer deaths attributable to cigarette smoking in the United States is alarming.
This finding underscores the importance of implementing c.