, Feb. 4 -- Nearly 40% of cancer cases globally could be avoided, according to a new worldwide assessment by the World Health Organization (WHO) and its cancer research arm, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

The analysis reviews 30 avoidable risk factors, such as tobacco use, alcohol consumption, obesity, lack of physical activity, air pollution, ultraviolet exposure, and-introduced for the first time-nine infections known to cause cancer.

The report was published ahead of World Cancer Day on 4 February, it estimates that preventable factors were responsible for 37% of all newly diagnosed cancer cases in 2022-approximately 7.1 million cases.

The findings emphasize the significant role prevention could play in redu...