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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Andrew Gregory Health editor

UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer

A doctor using a stethoscope on a patient
The biggest drivers behind male cases of cancer were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol. Photograph: AndreyPopov/Getty Images

Millions of men with heart disease have a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to a decades-long study.

The biggest drivers behind male cases were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol, researchers said, with the link most pronounced in lung and oesophageal cancers.

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