UK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancer
The biggest drivers behind male cases of cancer were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol. Photograph: AndreyPopov/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe biggest drivers behind male cases of cancer were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol. The results were published in the European Heart Journal.Men with CVD also had an increased risk of dying from gastric, oesophageal and lung cancers compared with those without heart disease.
- ▪The biggest drivers behind male cases of cancer were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol.
- ▪Photograph: AndreyPopov/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe biggest drivers behind male cases of cancer were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol.
- ▪The results were published in the European Heart Journal.Men with CVD also had an increased risk of dying from gastric, oesophageal and lung cancers compared with those without heart disease.
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| Publication time | Fri, 21 Aug 2026 05:01:25 GMT |
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The biggest drivers behind male cases of cancer were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol. Photograph: AndreyPopov/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenThe biggest drivers behind male cases of cancer were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol. Photograph: AndreyPopov/Getty ImagesCancerUK men with heart disease at higher risk of developing and dying from cancerDecade-long study finds stark gender difference in outcomes of people with heart diseaseAndrew Gregory Health editorFri 21 Aug 2026 01.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleMillions of men with heart disease have a higher risk of developing and dying from cancer, according to a decades-long study.The biggest drivers behind male cases were smoking, obesity and drinking too much alcohol, researchers said, with the…
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