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Between 30% and 50% of cases of cancer you can prevent modifying the exhibition to risk factors. The World Health Organization recommends a life free to tobacco, a healthy diet, to maintain a suitable weight, to protect us properly of the radiation (radon, UV rays plots…) and to carry out exercise with regularity, among others healthy habits.

The European Commission together with the IARC has developed the European Code against the Cancer, an initiative that offers to the clear town recommendations to reduce the risk of developing cancer. In 2025 the fifth edition of the European Code was published against the Cancer (ECAC5) appears of 14 recommendations based on current scientific evidences on personal, environmental factors and operations behavioural factors specific for the ciutadania of the EU.  As a novelty, this edition also addresses to the political people in charge and it includes complementary recommendations that they strengthen the directed to the people in an individual way.