Fake cancer causes belief 'rife', research suggestsDrinking from plastic bottles and using microwave ovens are some of the fake causes of cancer people believe, research suggests. But increasing numbers are getting the risk factors wrong. Smoking, being overweight and overexposure to UV radiation are the biggest preventable causes of cancer. Cancer Research UK said about four in 10 cases of cancer could be prevented through lifestyle changes and it was important to have the right information to "separate the wheat from the chaff". Believing in fake causes of cancer did not mean people were more likely to have risky lifestyle habits, but those who were better informed about the proven causes of cancer were more likely not to smoke, the study found.

Source: VietNamNet News April 26, 2018 08:26 UTC