In 2019, over 29 percent of British individuals had limited or completely avoided smoking or using tobacco products in the last twelve months in an attempt to lower their risk of developing cancer. Approximately 29 percent of respondents had also increased their consumption of healthy foods, although 28 percent of Brits have taken zero measures to reduce their cancer risk.
Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019
The source worded the question as follows: "Have you taken any steps in the last 12 months to reduce your risk of developing cancer? If yes, what steps have you taken with the specific aim of reducing your risk of cancer?"
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Union for International Cancer Control. (February 4, 2020). Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094910/steps-taken-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-gb/
Union for International Cancer Control. "Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094910/steps-taken-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-gb/
Union for International Cancer Control. (2020). Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094910/steps-taken-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-gb/
Union for International Cancer Control. "Share of Measures That Individuals Have Taken in The Last 12 Months with The Aim of Reducing Cancer Risk in Great Britain in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094910/steps-taken-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-gb/
Union for International Cancer Control, Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019 Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094910/steps-taken-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-gb/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
Share of measures that individuals have taken in the last 12 months with the aim of reducing cancer risk in Great Britain in 2019 [Graph], Union for International Cancer Control, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1094910/steps-taken-to-reduce-cancer-risk-in-gb/