Risk Factors for Cancer

by National Cancer Institute

Information about behaviors, exposures, and other factors that may influence the risk of cancer. Some topics discussed include age, alcohol, cancer-causing substances, chronic inflammation, diet, hormones, immunosuppression, infectious agents, obesity, radiation, sunlight, tobacco.

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