Risk Factors for Cancer

Are you aware of the risk factors for cancer? Many of us are not really aware of what they are, but Rachael Rettner, Senior Writer for Livescience reveals more information to make us aware of the risks.

In a new survey called the National Cancer Opinion Survey that involved more than 4,000 US adults, participants answered questions to gauge their knowledge about risk factors for cancer. The sample included the same proportions of people of different demographics and other characteristics as the country as a whole.

Most of the participants did correctly identify some of the risk factors. Nearly …read more