Cigarettes, alcohol, and the Western diet – this trifecta of risk factors has often been blamed for many a health event. And it would now appear that these three avoidable lifestyle choices are among those that are to blame for close to half of all cancer deaths recorded in the United States, according to data released this week by the American Cancer Society.
Based on statistics on cancer incidence and death in the U.S., 42 percent of all cancer cases and 45 percent of cancer deaths on record were associated with cigarette smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, alcohol consumption, dietary choices, and a high body weight. As noted by ABC News, these are all preventable risk factors and lifestyle choices that can otherwise be avoided, thus making it possible in theory to reduce the risk of cancer through “simple lifestyle tweaks.”
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