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A Nature Medicine study links the majority of preventable cancers to two everyday habits—smoking and alcohol—while also noting roles for obesity, physical inactivity, air pollution, and HPV infection; the findings emphasize actions like quitting smoking, reducing alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight and activity, and HPV vaccination to lower cancer risk globally.
A Medscape commentary summarizes the ten major risk factors for pancreatic cancer, including smoking, heavy alcohol use, high BMI, diabetes, dietary patterns, pancreatitis, age, family history, genetic predisposition, and premalignant lesions, and advocates prevention and risk‑based screening.
A World Health Organization analysis published in Nature Medicine says more than a third of global cancer cases in 2022—nearly 19 million—were preventable through medical intervention, lifestyle changes, and reducing environmental/occupational risks. The leading preventable factor is tobacco smoking (about 15% of cancers worldwide, 23% in men), with alcohol, infections such as HPV, and air pollution also contributing. HPV vaccination can prevent many HPV-related cancers, but global coverage remains low. With lung, stomach, and cervical cancers constituting a large share of preventable cases, addressing these risks could significantly cut the global cancer burden.
A Nature Medicine paper led by WHO's IARC estimates that more than one-third of cancers are attributable to preventable risks, with smoking, infections, and alcohol identified as leading causes.
A WHO analysis of 2022 cancer data finds that roughly 38 percent of cancers are preventable by addressing about 30 modifiable risk factors, with tobacco smoking responsible for about 15 percent of all cases and higher shares in men; other major preventers include alcohol, air pollution, and infections such as HPV, along with obesity, physical inactivity, and environmental exposures. The study argues that targeted policy and behavioral changes could avert millions of cancers, and underscores HPV vaccination as a key but underused intervention; the work was published in Nature Medicine.
Sean Penn was photographed smoking during the Golden Globes ceremony at the Beverly Hilton, seated next to Leonardo DiCaprio while host Nikki Glaser roasted the evening; the moment underscored Penn’s well-known smoking habit and drew quick commentary from media observers.
Heart surgeon Dr. Jeremy London highlights six habits to avoid for better heart health, including smoking, vaping, alcohol consumption, soft drinks, mouthwash with alcohol, refined foods, and ultra-processed foods, emphasizing their negative impact on the body and cardiovascular risk.
The American Heart Association's revamped risk calculator highlights smoking, diabetes, and high blood pressure as major risk factors for heart disease, with kidney disease also serving as a warning sign. While age and sex are uncontrollable risks, lifestyle changes like quitting smoking and managing blood pressure can significantly reduce one's risk. The calculator helps users understand their personal risk and emphasizes the importance of preventive measures to lower the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
A dermatologist explains that early wrinkles and deeper grooves can be predicted by signs such as sun exposure, poor skincare routines, and smoking, with lifestyle choices playing a significant role in skin aging.
Hyderabad oncologist Dr. Raghuram advises young adults in their 20s to avoid habits like smoking, sedentary behavior, poor diet, sleep deprivation, and vitamin D deficiency to reduce long-term cancer risk, emphasizing early lifestyle changes for better health outcomes.
Dr. Jeremy London emphasizes four key lifestyle factors—avoiding smoking, managing cholesterol, controlling blood sugar, and monitoring blood pressure—as crucial for preventing heart disease, highlighting the importance of healthy daily habits over medical interventions.
For the first time in Great Britain, more adults use vapes than smoke cigarettes, with 5.4 million vaping compared to 4.9 million smoking, reflecting a decline in smoking rates and rising vaping popularity, especially among younger adults. Health experts acknowledge vaping as less harmful than smoking but caution about potential risks, especially for children and non-smokers. The government is implementing new regulations to restrict sales and marketing of vaping products to protect youth, amid ongoing efforts to reduce smoking-related deaths.
A new study indicates that nearly everyone experiencing a first-time heart attack, heart failure, or stroke has at least one risk factor such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, elevated blood sugar, or smoking, suggesting these conditions often precede serious cardiovascular events.
Research indicates that vaping is significantly less harmful than smoking tobacco and can be an effective tool for quitting cigarettes, but public perception remains largely negative due to media and misinformation. Vaping delivers less toxic chemicals, and while not risk-free, it poses lower health risks, especially compared to the dangers of smoking. It is recommended for current smokers as a quitting aid, but not for non-smokers or young people, as concerns about nicotine addiction and gateway effects persist. Closing the perception gap could save millions of lives by encouraging more smokers to switch to vaping.
Dr. Gurmeet Singh Chabbra emphasizes that while some lung damage from smoking and pollution may be irreversible, lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking, exercising, improving indoor air quality, eating antioxidant-rich foods, staying hydrated, practicing breathing exercises, and getting vaccinated can help restore lung function and prevent further harm.