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London, 6 Dec (EFE).-the 45 per cent of cancers in men and 40 women in United Kingdom are caused by lifestyle and it could be prevented, according to a study published today in the medical journal The British Journal of Cancer.
, The most exhaustive study produced so far in the United Kingdom, concluded that more than 100,000 cancers diagnosed each year in this country are caused by four lifestyle-related factors: smoking, poor diet, alcohol and the overweight.
According to the investigation, carried out by the British Association “The Cancer Research UK” and that it has taken into account 14 environmental and lifestyle factors, tobacco is the most decisive element in developing a cancer.
The 23 per cent of cancers in men and 15.6 in women are caused by tobacco. The most frequent are, in addition to the of lung, bladder, kidney, pancreas and neck of uterus
The study also points out that one of every 25 diagnoses of cancer is linked to the work of the affected by exposure to chemical substances and asbestos, while a case of every 33 relates to infections as the of human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer.
34 Percent of the cancers diagnosed in 2010 in United Kingdom, a total of 106.845, were linked to tobacco, food, problems with alcohol or excess weight.
Among men, 6.1 percent of cancer cases had related to the lack of fruit and vegetables in the diet, the 4.9, with labour, the 4.6, with alcohol and the 4.1, overweight and obesity.
In addition, according to the study, 3.7 percent of the cancers diagnosed in men is cause excessive exposure to rays grapes.
For women, 6.9 percent of cancer diagnoses were linked to overweight, 3.7 percent to infections and 3.6 percent to lightning grapes.
Lack of fruits and vegetables in the diet was determined in a 3.4 percent of cases of cancers among women and alcohol by 3.3 percent. EFE
