| summary of avoidable cancers in the nordic countries. | an overview is given of the most important known causes of cancer in the five nordic countries and the resulting number of cancers that are potentially avoidable. the main causes include active and passive smoking, alcohol consumption, exposure to asbestos and other occupational carcinogens, solar and ionizing radiation, obesity, human papillomavirus infection in the female genital tract and infection with helicobacter pylori. the organs most commonly affected are those of the respiratory system ... | 1997 | 9462826 |