TABLE 23.3 Percentage of cancer cases in the United Kingdom attributed to environmental factors Factor Percentage of Cancer Cases Tobacco Diet Overweight and obesity Alcohol 19.4 9.2 5.5 4.0 |Осcиpation Radiation (UV) 3.7 3.5 Infections 3.1 Radiation (ionizing) 1.8 All environmental factors 42.7

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Table 23.3 lists occupation as an environmental factor associated with
cancer. What occupations do you think might be associated with
higher rates of cancer? What about these occupations might create
higher cancer rates?

TABLE 23.3 Percentage of cancer cases in the United
Kingdom attributed to environmental factors
Factor
Percentage of Cancer Cases
Tobacco
Diet
Overweight and obesity
Alcohol
19.4
9.2
5.5
4.0
|Осcиpation
Radiation (UV)
3.7
3.5
Infections
3.1
Radiation (ionizing)
1.8
All environmental factors
42.7
Transcribed Image Text:TABLE 23.3 Percentage of cancer cases in the United Kingdom attributed to environmental factors Factor Percentage of Cancer Cases Tobacco Diet Overweight and obesity Alcohol 19.4 9.2 5.5 4.0 |Осcиpation Radiation (UV) 3.7 3.5 Infections 3.1 Radiation (ionizing) 1.8 All environmental factors 42.7
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