The Claim

Between 2015 and 2019, observational data indicated that males in Switzerland exhibited a higher proportion of lifestyle-attributable cancer cases (28.4%, 6945 cases per year) compared to females (21.9%, 4493 cases per year).

Source: Cancer cases attributable to modifiable lifestyle risk factors in Switzerland between 2015 and 2019

What the research says

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Description
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In plain English

In Switzerland, more men than women got cancers linked to lifestyle habits like diet or smoking between 2015 and 2019.

See the scientific wording

Males in Switzerland had a higher proportion of lifestyle-attributable cancer cases (28.4%, 6945 cases per year) compared to females (21.9%, 4493 cases per year) between 2015 and 2019, based on observational data.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Cancer cases attributable to modifiable lifestyle risk factors in Switzerland between 2015 and 2019

    The study looked at lifestyle factors causing cancer in Switzerland and found exactly what the claim says: more men than women had cancer linked to these factors, with the same numbers.

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