OSU Extension offers tips to help reduce the risk of cancer

No disease is 100% preventable, and cancer is no exception. Nearly 2 million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer each year. Research shows that four out of 10 types of cancer are attributed to preventable causes, including smoking, excess body weight, physical inactivity, alcohol intake and excessive exposure to the sun.“There has been a 32% decline in overall cancer mortality in the U.S. between 1991 and 2019 that is attributed to the reduction of smoking and advances in early detection of some cancers,” said Diana Romano, Oklahoma State University Extension associate specialist with the Community Nutrition Education Program. “Unfortunately, some of the major cancer risk factors continue to be high.”