Understanding risk

Your risk of cancer is influenced by many things.Every week it seems that there’s a news story about something that increases or cuts the risk of cancer.

Often, these reports are full of numbers - 11 per cent lower risk, 65 per cent increased risk, double the risk - but what do they actually mean?

To make things clearer, there’s a detailed explanation of risk on our Healthy Living pages.

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