According to the latest research published in one of the top four international journals, the British Medical Journal (BMJ), more than one-fifth of new cancer cases and one-third of cancer deaths are attributed to chronic diseases. In other words, preventing chronic diseases directly contributes to cancer prevention. The study also confirms that exercise can reduce the risk of chronic disease-related cancer or cancer death by 40%. This research was conducted by Honorary Researcher Dr. Chih-Pang Wen from Taiwan’s National Health Research Institutes, using data from the MJ Health Data Center managed by the MJ Health Research Foundation, in collaboration with Chair Professor Dr. Xifeng Wu from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Cancer Prevention Strategies Should Include Chronic Disease Control

Since chronic diseases account for the majority of deaths worldwide, representing 60-70% of total deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) has highlighted the importance of reducing chronic diseases. The 2014 WHO Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) sets a target to reduce mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases by 25% by 2025. This underscores the priority of chronic disease and cancer prevention in global public health. This study offers an alternative approach and a new perspective for cancer prevention, suggesting that reducing chronic diseases to lower cancer incidence may become a new focus in public health policy development.

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