The Claim
The global proportion of preventable cancers varies by sex and region, with 29.7% (2.7 million cases) in women and 45.4% (4.3 million cases) in men, and regional ranges of 24.6%-38.2% for women and 28.1%-57.2% for men.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Some cancers can be prevented, and this happens differently for men and women around the world. For example, about 30% of cancers in women and 45% in men could be avoided, with numbers changing depending on where you live.
See the scientific wording
The proportion of preventable cancers varied by sex and region, with 29.7% in women (2.7 million cases) and 45.4% in men (4.3 million cases) globally, and regional ranges of 24.6%-38.2% for women and 28.1%-57.2% for men.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Global and regional cancer burden attributable to modifiable risk factors to inform prevention.
The study looked at the same numbers about preventable cancers in men and women around the world and found exactly what the claim says, so it supports it.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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