Lifestyle choices are behind four in 10 cancers

Cancer Research UK says that giving up smoking and cutting down on calories could see cancer rates fall dramatically

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More than four out of 10 cancers – and as many as 2,500 per week in the UK alone – could be prevented if people led healthier lives, experts say.

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