An American Cancer Society study says 40% of cancer in adults 30 and over can be avoided if people cut out smoking, drinking and other risks.

Looking back over data from 133 nations, the international team of researchers estimated that USAID funding had prevented 91.8 million deaths in developing countries between 2001 and 2021.

The study analyzed more than 33,000 deaths from obesity-associated cancers between 1999 and 2020 and found that the age-adjusted mortality rate surged from 3.73 to 13.52 per million during that ...

Close to half the world’s 10 million yearly cancer deaths can be prevented by tackling risks like tobacco and alcohol use, excess body fat and exposure to environmental pollutants, according to ...

More deaths from Europe, UK cuts. After USAID was gutted, several other major donors, including France, Germany and the UK, followed suit in announcing plans to slash their foreign aid budgets.

In one scenario, in which women had no screening before age 60, the cumulative risks for cervical cancer by age 70 years ranged from 0.001% to 0.003% and the risks for cervical cancer death ranged ...