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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Sarah Phillips

The experts: oncologists on the simple, doable, everyday things they do to try to prevent cancer

An illustration showing silhouettes of a man smoking, a woman drinking, hands holding a pot of sunscreen, a knife, fork and spoon and a white ribbon
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Despite the fact that one in two people will get cancer, many of us are ill informed about what we can do to prevent it. How do oncologists live their lives based on what they know? Doctors share the secrets of living healthily and the risks worth taking – or not.

1. Don’t smoke

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