New data on cancer cases in France attributable to lifestyle and environmental factors: the four major risk factors are tobacco use, alcohol consumption, an unbalanced diet, and overweight

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is today publishing a full report on the proportion of new cancer cases in adults in Metropolitan France in 2015 that are associated with 13 major lifestyle and environmental risk factors. The study is the result of a close collaboration with French health agencies and many international experts. The report is available on the Global Cancer Observatory (GCO) website.

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Published in section: IARC News

Publication date: 25 June, 2018, 0:00

Direct link: https://www.iarc.who.int/news-events/new-data-on-cancer-cases-in-france-attributable-to-lifestyle-and-environmental-factors-the-four-major-risk-factors-are-tobacco-use-alcohol-consumption-an-unbalanced-diet-and-overweight/

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