Researchers estimate that 7.1 million of the 18.7 million cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2022 were preventable
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Researchers estimate that 7.1 million of the 18.7 million cancer cases diagnosed globally in 2022 were preventable
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In 2020, lung cancer in people who had never smoked was the fifth most common cause of cancer death worldwide
Scientists say there is a powerful opportunity to save lives because nearly 40% of cancers are preventable.
Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK, affecting 55,300 men each year
Pancreatic cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer deaths in the UK, according to the NHS
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the UK
Researchers sound the alarm as tens of thousands of young people are diagnosed each year
