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3 February 2026
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Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention

A new study by IARC/WHO and collaborators provides global estimates of new cancer cases in 2022 attributable to a broad set of 30 modifiable risk factors, including 9 infectious agents and 13 occupational exposures, across 36 cancer types in 185 countries. The study presents sex- and country-specific estimates, highlighting how the leading causes of preventable cancer differ markedly between regions and between women and men.



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