Original article by Angus Thompson
The Age – Page: Online : 4-Feb-26

The World Health Organization has released the findings from its global analysis of the leading risk factors for 36 types of cancer. The research included data from 185 countries, and concluded that about 7.1 million of the 18.7 million new cancer cases recorded worldwide in 2022 were linked to 30 modifiable risk factors; lung, stomach and cervical cancers account for about 50 per cent of these potentially preventable cases. The authors found that Australia is the only country where exposure to UV radiation is the leading factor linked to preventable cancers in men; while tobacco smoking was in turn found to be the leading risk factor for cancer among Australian women.

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