Cancer feels like a cosmic lottery nobody wants to win, but surprise: over a third of cases are basically RSVP’d by our own choices. The WHO crunched the numbers and found that skipping the cigs and cutting the booze could dodge millions of diagnoses—smoking alone claims 15% of all cancers, with alcohol trailing at a solid 3.2%. Toss in air pollution, bad diets, infections, and lounging like a pro, and boom—preventable villains everywhere. Lung, stomach, cervical? Mostly avoidable with vaccines, better habits, and maybe not treating your lungs like a chimney. Time to ghost those two biggest culprits before they ghost you.

Most Preventable Cancers Are Linked to Just Two Lifestyle Habits