Researchers identified 30 modifiable factors that influence cancer risk, from smoking to sun exposure. More than a third of ...

Reported earlier this week in Nature Medicine, experts predict a significant proportion of cancer cases globally are linked to “modifiable risk facto | Cancer ...

Findings of a Mendelian randomization analysis showed that greater body mass index as a child and adult and incidence of smoking were associated with an increased risk of psoriasis, whereas having ...

Modifiable health risks, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and smoking, were linked to over $730 billion in health care spending in the US in 2016, according to a study published in The Lancet ...

Smoking, infections, alcohol consumption top list of 30 mostly behavioral factors ...

According to European recommendations, a wider awareness of the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases allows understanding on the part of the patient, as well as performance of comprehensive ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Four in 10 cancer cases and about half of cancer deaths among U.S. adults 30 years old and older in 2019 were linked to “modifiable” risk factors like smoking, drinking, poor diet and not getting ...

A new study found that 27% of U.S. personal healthcare expenses were attributable to risk factors such as obesity and smoking. Modifiable health risks such as smoking, obesity and high blood pressure ...

Alzheimer disease and other dementias (ADOD) have a substantial impact on the prevalence and costs of certain comorbid conditions compared with matched beneficiaries without ADOD. Objectives: To use ...

Figure 1. The role of (non-)modifiable factors on tau-spatial-extent and level-rise. Factors that were tested in this study are illustrated on the left. Tau-spatial-extent (light blue) relates to the ...