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  2. Causes of cancer - Wikipedia

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    Multiple colon polyps within the colon of an individual with familial adenomatous polyposis. Although there are over 50 identifiable hereditary forms of cancer, less than 0.3% of the population are carriers of a cancer-related genetic mutation and these make up less than 3–10% of all cancer cases. [3]

  3. 5 ways to reduce your cancer risks, according to new research

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    Changeable lifestyle factors like diet and smoking account for about 40% of cancer cases and 50% of cancer deaths, a new study finds. ... and could be blamed for over 3% of cancers. While each was ...

  4. Malignant transformation - Wikipedia

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    Colon cancer provides one example of the mechanisms by which diet, the top factor listed in the table, is an external factor in cancer. The Western diet of African Americans in the United States is associated with a yearly colon cancer rate of 65 per 100,000 individuals, while the high fiber/low fat diet of rural Native Africans in South Africa is associated with a yearly colon cancer rate of ...

  5. Risk factors for breast cancer - Wikipedia

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    If these effects found in rodents carry over to humans, even minimal exposure to BPA could cause an increased risk for breast cancer. [81] The elevated incidence of breast cancer in women has been associated with prolonged exposure to high levels of estrogens. Xenoestrogens such as BPA have the capacity to perturb normal hormonal actions.

  6. Gen X, millennials more likely to develop 17 types of cancer ...

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    They found smaller, but still substantial, increases in other cancers in the younger generation compared to the older one: an increase of 12% for ovarian cancer and an increase of 169% for uterine ...

  7. 5 cancer types where screenings save the most lives - AOL

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    Over a 45-years span — between 1975 and 2020 — improvements in cancer screenings and prevention strategies have reduced deaths from five common cancers more than any advances in treatments, ...

  8. List of cancer types - Wikipedia

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    There are over 100 different known cancers that affect humans. [1] Cancers are often described by the body part that they originated in. However, some body parts contain multiple types of tissue, so for greater precision, cancers are additionally classified by the type of cell that the tumor cells originated from. These types include:

  9. Alcohol plays key role in cancer risk, new expert report warns

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    Scientists have found that 40% of all cancers in the U.S. are associated with modifiable risk factors. ... “There’s definitely a link between excessive alcohol intake and multiple cancers ...