'Prevent cancer before it starts': New WHO study maps risks

Deutsche Welle
February 13, 2026
A new WHO study suggests that over 7 million cases of cancer in 2022 were preventable. Nearly 40% of all the cases that year were linked to modifiable risk factors — behavioral and environmental factors we can change.
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Originally published on Deutsche Welle on 2/13/2026