India, Nov. 9 -- Here is a number that should stop you mid-scroll: nearly four in 10 cancer cases could be prevented. Not in some far-off future. Not with a miracle drug. Right now, with tools we already have. That is the takeaway from the World Health Organisation, which said in a July 2026 report that approximately 38 percent of cancers can currently be prevented by avoiding risk factors and implementing existing evidence-based prevention strategies. Also read | You are cancer-free, then it comes back years later: Medanta oncologist explains why

WHO is not saying cancer is your fault. It is saying a huge chunk is not inevitable, because prevention is about access, information, and systems, not just willpower. Cancer remains a leading c...