The Claim

Tobacco smoking, excess body weight, and high alcohol consumption were the leading contributors to lifestyle-attributable cancer cases in Switzerland from 2015 to 2019, as determined by observational data analysis.

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

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Challenges
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Description
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In plain English

In Switzerland, between 2015 and 2019, the top lifestyle habits linked to cancer cases were smoking, being overweight, and drinking too much alcohol.

See the scientific wording

Tobacco smoking, excess body weight, and high alcohol consumption were the leading contributors to lifestyle-attributable cancer cases in Switzerland between 2015 and 2019, based on observational data analysis.

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 the same things as the claim—smoking, being overweight, and drinking too much alcohol—and found they were the top causes of preventable cancer in Switzerland during those years, so it supports the claim.

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