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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Nina Massey

Smoking and drinking alcohol cause almost half of all cancer deaths, study finds

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Smoking, drinking alcohol, being overweight and other known risk factors were responsible for nearly 4.45 million cancer deaths around the world in 2019, new research suggests.

The new study is the first to estimate how a list of 34 risk factors contribute to cancer deaths and ill health globally, regionally and nationally, across age groups, for both sexes and over time.

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