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Feb 26, 2009 3:14 pm US/Pacific

Healthy Lifestyle Important In Cancer Prevention

Study Finds That Lifestyle Changes May Prevent 1/3 Of Cancers In The United States

Reporting
Lisa Sigell
LOS ANGELES (CBS) ― In a sweeping report, the World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute For Cancer Research say eating healthy, being active and keeping body fat low may prevent up to one-third of common cancers in the United States. The percentage of preventable cancers is below:

38 % of breast cancers
45 % of colorectal cancers
36 % of lung cancers
39 % of pancreatic cancers
47 % of stomach cancers
69 % of esophageal cancers
63 % of cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx cancers
70 % of endometrial cancers
24 % of kidney cancers
21 % of gallbladder
15 % liver cancers
11 % of prostate cancers

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