In 2019, it was estimated that around 40 percent of all new cancer cases in the United States among people aged 30 years and older could be attributed to potentially modifiable risk factors. At that time, cigarette smoking was attributable to around 19 percent of cancer cases. This statistic shows the proportion of cancer cases in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019.
Proportion of total cancer cases in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019
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American Cancer Society, & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). (May 14, 2024). Proportion of total cancer cases in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493848/share-of-cancer-cases-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society, und Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). "Proportion of total cancer cases in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019." Chart. May 14, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493848/share-of-cancer-cases-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society, Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). (2024). Proportion of total cancer cases in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493848/share-of-cancer-cases-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society, and Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians). "Proportion of Total Cancer Cases in The United States Attributable to Select Risk Factors in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493848/share-of-cancer-cases-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
American Cancer Society & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians), Proportion of total cancer cases in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493848/share-of-cancer-cases-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Proportion of total cancer cases in the United States attributable to select risk factors in 2019 [Graph], American Cancer Society, & Wiley (CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians), May 14, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1493848/share-of-cancer-cases-attributable-select-risk-factors-us/
