**LifeStyle: Good Health Can Lower Cancer Risks: Study**
**Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and a new study has found that people who adopt a healthy lifestyle can significantly lower their risk of developing cancer.**
The study, which was published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, followed more than 31,000 people for an average of 14 years. During that time, more than 2,000 people developed cancer.
The researchers found that people who had a healthy lifestyle were 23% less likely to develop cancer than those who had an unhealthy lifestyle.
A healthy lifestyle was defined as having five key factors:
* Not smoking
* Maintaining a healthy weight
* Eating a healthy diet
* Getting regular exercise
* Limiting alcohol intake
The researchers found that each of these factors was independently associated with a lower risk of cancer.
For example, people who did not smoke were 34% less likely to develop cancer than those who did smoke.
People who maintained a healthy weight were 19% less likely to develop cancer than those who were obese.
People who ate a healthy diet were 14% less likely to develop cancer than those who did not eat a healthy diet.
People who got regular exercise were 13% less likely to develop cancer than those who did not get regular exercise.
People who limited alcohol intake were 12% less likely to develop cancer than those who did not limit alcohol intake.
The researchers said that their findings suggest that adopting a healthy lifestyle can significantly lower the risk of developing cancer.
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