Simple Steps to Reduce Men’s Cancer Risk
The American Cancer Society says smokers make up nearly a third of cancer deaths — that includes 90 percent of all lung cancer cases. In addition to lung cancer, smoking can cause 15 types of cancer throughout the body, from the mouth to the bladder. Male smokers have a lung cancer risk 23 times higher than nonsmokers, reports the CDC, but according to Cancer Research UK, once the smoker quits, his cancer risks begin to fall. It is never too late to quit.
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