Poor Diet, Obesity, Inactivity Could Overtake Smoking In Cancer Death Risk, Researchers Suggest.

reports researchers suggest that “as the rate of smoking decreases, other unhealthy habits,” such as poor diet, alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, and excess weight, “threaten to offset the progress in reducing cancer deaths.” The issue was discussed by researchers from the American Cancer Society at a recent meeting of the Council of Accountable Care Physicians. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/06/09/obesity-and-drinking-may-soon-outpace-smoking-cause-cancer/102189698/