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“When we hear the word cancer, we
often think of it as something inevitable
that can’t be avoided. However, about
40% of all cancers could be prevented.
“Eating a healthy diet, being more
active each day and maintaining a
healthy weight are, after not smoking,
the most important ways to
reduce cancer risk.”
Cancer cases and deaths
have risen steadily in the
past decade as the popula-
tion gets older. One in five
deaths is now caused by it.
The Department for
Health said smoking was at
an all-time low and it was
taking action to halve
childhood obesity rates by 2030.
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Cancer rates
soar to 1,
cases a day
So Aring cancer rates in Britain
mean more than 1,000 people are
now being diagnosed every day.
World Cancer Research Fund analysis
shows UK cases have gone up by 11% in
six years and deaths from
cancer have risen by 4%.
A record 366,000 patients
were diagnosed in 2017
and cancer killed 165,000.
Experts estimated 40%
of diagnoses could have
been avoided if patients
had improved their diet
and exercised more.
Lung cancer was the
most common type, at 20% of the total
- despite falling smoking rates.
Susannah Brown, of the WCRF, said:
Killer Lung cancer