Top Risk Factors And Their Associated Cancers
1. SMOKING
21 cancers
They include: bladder, cervix, bowel, hypopharynx, kidney, larynx, liver, lung, myeloid leukaemia, nasal cavity and accessory sinuses, nasopharynx, oesophagus, oral cavity, oropharynx, ovary, pancreas, pharynx, stomach, ureter
2. OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES
19 cancers
They include: bladder, bone, breast, colon and rectum, kidney, larynx and hypopharynx, leukaemia, liver, lung, lymphoma, mesothelium, nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oesophagus, oral cavity, ovary, skin, stomach, thyroid
3. EXCESS FAT & PHYSICAL INACTIVITY
13 cancers
They include: breast, colon and rectum, endometrium, gallbladder, gastric cardia, kidney, liver, meningioma, multiple myeloma, oesophagus, ovary, pancreas, thyroid
4. FAMILY HISTORY/GENETIC
12 cancers
They include: bladder, breast, colon and rectum, gallbladder, leukaemia, lymphoma, ovary, pancreas, prostate, stomach, testis, thyroid
5. INFECTIONS
12 cancers
They include: anogenital, bladder, cervix, kaposi sarcoma, larynx, leukaemia, liver, lymphoma, nasopharynx and oropharynx, oral cavity, stomach, tongue
6. ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
10 cancers
They include: breast (females), colon and rectum, larynx and hypopharynx, liver, lung, oesophagus, oral cavity, pancreas, pharynx, stomach
7. REPRODUCTIVE/HORMONAL
3 cancers
They include: breast, endometrium, ovary
8. DIET
3 cancers
They include: colon, oesophagus, stomach
9. SUN EXPOSURE
2 cancers
They include: melanoma, non-melanoma skin cancer
