Netherlands third worst in Europe for cancer rates

The Netherlands has the third highest cancer rate in Europe. Only in Ireland and Denmark do residents relatively have cancer more often than in the Netherlands, the Netherlands' integrated cancer center IKNL reported based on figures collected by the European Commission.  The Netherlands' high position on the list is mainly caused by the fact that colon cancer, melanoma and breast cancer is common in the country. The Netherlands also has many cases of cancers in which smoking is an important risk factor, like esophageal cancer, bladder cancer and lung cancer.Submitted by Janene Pieters on Friday, 28 August 2020 - 07:54 https://nltimes.nl/2020/08/28/netherlands-third-worst-europe-cancer-rates