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Researchers analyzed data on over two dozen kinds of cancer across 185 countries.
They found that about 7 million of the nearly 19 million new cancer cases in 2022 may have been preventable.
Cervical cancer, for instance, can be largely prevented with the HPV vaccine.
Drinking less alcohol can reduce risk of stomach cancer, and lung cancer can be caused by smoking, which an individual can quit.
But it can also be caused by air pollution, which requires more collective action to address.
The research appears in the journal Nature Medicine.
Cancer has a variety of causes.
Some people can't do anything about, like genetics.
But many cancers are caused by factors that may be somewhat under one's control, like smoking or drinking alcohol.
Researchers analyzed data on over two dozen kinds of cancer across 185 countries.
They found that about 7 million of the nearly 19 million new cancer cases in 2022 may have been preventable.
Cervical cancer, for instance, can be largely prevented with the HPV vaccine.
Drinking less alcohol can reduce risk of stomach cancer, and lung cancer can be caused by smoking, which an individual can quit.
But it can also be caused by air pollution, which requires more collective action to address.
The research appears in the journal Nature Medicine.
Just over one year ago, President Trump announced his intention to leave the World Health Organization, accusing the agency of mismanaging the COVID-19 pandemic.
has to give one year's notice to withdraw, according to a decades-old congressional resolution.