About four in 10 cancers in the United States are due to lifestyle choices -- such as smoking and eating poorly -- and other risks that might be avoidable, researchers said Tuesday.
The goal of the study was to calculate "the contribution of several modifiable risk factors to cancer occurrence," said the report in the journal CA: A Cancer JournalRead more
Cancer was the leading cause of death by disease among young Brazilians, according to a study released on Friday by the country's National Cancer Institute (INCA).
According to the institute, over 17,500 Brazilians aged 15 to 29 died of cancer in Brazil from 2009 to 2013, accounting for 5 percent of all deaths on the age group. It was onlyRead more