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The leading risk factor for cancer – and it’s not smoking, alcohol or the sun

The Independent Health · 28 August 2026 at 16:32

The leading risk factor for cancer – and it’s not smoking, alcohol or the sun

The factor most associated with cancer is unavoidable, and a condition that we will all experience

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The leading risk factor for cancer – and it’s not smoking, alcohol or the sun

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