The World Health Organization has identified nine key risk factors for cancer that can be modified by lifestyle changes:
1. Tobacco use
2. Weight in the overweight and obese categories
3. Low fruit and vegetable intake
4. Physical inactivity
5. Alcohol consumption
6. Sexually transmitted human papilloma virus (HPV) infection
8. Indoor smoke from household use of solid fuels (more of a risk in less developed countries)
9. Exposure to ultraviolet light from sunlight or tanning lamps
These are risk factors we can change today, as we watch for more detailed research results.
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