Cancer Risk Factors
Physical activity reduces risk for bladder, breast, and colorectal cancers by 10–20%. Smoking is causally linked to at least 20 cancer types. Alcohol consumption increases risk for several cancers, including oral cavity, oesophageal, color…
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Physical activity reduces risk for bladder, breast, and colorectal cancers by 10–20%. Smoking is causally linked to at least 20 cancer types. Alcohol consumption increases risk for several cancers, including oral cavity, oesophageal, colorectal, liver, laryngeal, and female breast cancers. The article identifies smoking, alcohol use, physical inactivity, obesity, unhealthy diet, hot-food preference, and betel quid chewing as established lifestyle contributors to cancer risk. Unhealthy dietary habits are associated with colorectal, gastric, and oesophageal cancers.