One in three diagnosed cancers in Australia could have been prevented: study

By Craig Butt
Updated October 18 2015 - 10:08am, first published October 7 2015 - 12:15am
Obesity or a poor diet were a cause of more than 10,000 preventable cancers in 2010, according to Cancer Council-commissioned research.  Photo: Steve Cassell
Obesity or a poor diet were a cause of more than 10,000 preventable cancers in 2010, according to Cancer Council-commissioned research. Photo: Steve Cassell

Almost one third of all cancers diagnosed in Australia could have been prevented, new research has found.

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