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Third of Cancers{{/B}} Diet is second only to tobacco as a leading{{U}} (1) {{/U}}of cancer and，along with alcohol，is responsible for nearly one third of cases of the disease{{U}} (2) {{/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}} (3) {{/U}}, but they know that diet, alcohol and obesity{{U}} (4) {{/U}}a major role. "Five percent of cancers could be avoided{{U}} (5) {{/U}}nobody was obese," he said. While tobacco is linked to about 30{{U}} (6) {{/U}}of cancer cases, diet is involved in all estimated 25 percent and alcohol{{U}} (7) {{/U}}about six percent. Obesity raises the{{U}} (8) {{/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}} (9) {{/U}}when combined with smoking. Key told the meeting of the charity Cancer Research UK{{U}} (10) {{/U}}other elements of diet linked to cancer are{{U}} (11) {{/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}} (12) {{/U}} Early results of the study have revealed that Norway, Sweden and Denmark have the{{U}} (13) {{/U}}consumption of fruit and vegetables among European countries while Italy and Spain have the highest. Eating at{{U}} (14) {{/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}} (15) {{/U}}colorectal, breast and prostate. obesity n. 肥胖 bowel n.肠 dietary adj. 饮食的 prostate adj. 前列腺的 obese adj. 肥胖的 womb n.子宫 colorectal adj. 结肠直肠的 |