Binge drinking, reckless sunbathing and overeating are fuelling a massive rise in cancer, experts warn.Experts predict the mesothelioma epidemic will peak between 2010 and 2015 before declining rapidly.
There was a similar rise - of 33.4 per cent - in liver cancer. This is partially linked to alcohol intake and also to the hepatitis B and hepatitis C viruses.
Breast cancer rates went up by 11 per cent with obesity raising the risk of the disease in post-menopausal women by 40 per cent.
And lung cancer rates are continuing to decrease, especially in men, as more and more smokers kick the habit.read more
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