An increase in body mass weight can increase the risk of endometrial cancer, esophageal adenocarcinoma, kidney cancer, liver cancer, postmenopausal breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, and colorectal cancer.
Several research studies have studied and established a strong connection between heavy alcohol consumption and the risk of developing oral cancer, cancer of pharynx and larynx, esophagus cancer, liver, colorectum, and breast cancer.
Avoiding whole grains and seasonal fruits and vegetables and dependency on processed food increases the risk of colorectal cancer, studies have said. Whole grains, mostly, contain fibers which helps in controlling the weight of the body and subsequently protects the body from colorectal cancer.
A study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health had found that healthy behaviors could have a large effect on preventing certain cancers—particularly lung cancer, colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, and kidney cancer.
The study also emphasized that 41% of cancer cases and 59% of cancer deaths in women were preventable. The rate of prevention of cancer in men is 63% of cancer cases. In men 67% of cancer deaths are preventable, the study says.