Saturday, December 19, 2015

Cancer Deaths: The Good News and the Bad News

Is your fate out of your control? Science has been split for some time as to whether or not cancer is largely preventable with lifestyle changes – that is to say, whether you can do anything about your cancer risk. A paper out this week in the journal Nature has taken a firm stance: Seventy to ninety percent of your cancer risk could be due to external factors like lifestyle and environment. It's good and bad news: it's good because there's a good chance you can prevent the illness – but it means you actually have to take some action.

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Cancer Deaths: The Good News and the Bad News

Is your fate out of your control?

Science has been split for some time as to whether or not cancer is largely preventable with lifestyle changes – that is to say, whether you can do anything about your cancer risk.

A paper out this week in the journal Nature has taken a firm stance: Seventy to ninety percent of your cancer risk could be due to external factors like lifestyle and environment. It’s good and bad news: it’s good because there’s a good chance you can prevent the illness – but it means you actually have to take some action.

Nicholas English
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