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Alcohol Linked to Nearly One Third of Cancers{{/B}} Diet is second only to tobacco as a leading{{U}} (51) {{/U}}of cancer and, along with alcohol, is responsible for nearly one third of cases of the disease{{U}} (52) {{/U}}developed countries, a leading researcher said on Tuesday. Dr. Tim Key, of the University of Oxford, told a cancer conference that scientists are still discovering how certain foods contribute to{{U}} (53) {{/U}}, but they know that diet, alcohol and obesity{{U}} (54) {{/U}}a major role. "Five percent of cancers could be avoided{{U}} (55) {{/U}}nobody was obese," he said. While tobacco is linked to about 30{{U}} (56) {{/U}}of cancer cases, diet is involved in an estimated 25 percent and alcohol{{U}} (57) {{/U}}about six percent. Obesity raises the{{U}} (58) {{/U}}of breast, womb, bowel and kidney cancer, while alcohol is known to cause cancers of the mouth, throat and liver. Its dangerous impact is{{U}} (59) {{/U}}when combined with smoking. Key told the meeting of the charity Cancer Research UK{{U}} (60) {{/U}}other elements of diet linked to cancer are{{U}} (61) {{/U}}unknown but scientists are hoping that the EPIC study, which is comparing the diets Of 500,000 people in 10 countries and their risk of cancer, will provide some{{U}} (62) {{/U}}. Early results of the study have revealed that Norway, Sweden and Denmark have the{{U}} (63) {{/U}}consumption of fruit and vegetables among European countries while Italy and Spain have the highest. Eating at{{U}} (64) {{/U}}five portions of fruit and vegetables a day is recommended to reduce the risk of cancer. Key, principal scientist on the EPIC study, said it is looking at dietary links to some of the most common cancers{{U}} (65) {{/U}}colorectal, breast and prostate. |