Proportion of cancer cases and deaths attributable to lifestyle risk factors in Brazil

Lifestyle risk factors (tobacco smoking, alcohol consumption, overweight and obesity, unhealthy diet, and lack of physical activity) have been associated with increased risk of at least 20 types of cancer. We estimated the proportion of cancer cases and deaths that could be potentially avoided by eliminating or reducing lifestyle risk factors in Brazil.We obtained the distribution of lifestyle risk factors by sex and age groups from recent...