Vegetarian diet lowers risk of cancer, study finds “BBC NEWS”
Ethan Gudge – South of England
Thu, February 26, 2026 at 10:16 PM PST
2 min read
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A vegetarian diet can slash the risk of five types of cancer by as much as 30%, a new study has found.
Researchers from the University of Oxford found that vegetarians had lower risks of pancreatic, breast, kidney and prostate cancer, as well as multiple myeloma – when compared to meat eaters.
However, the study also found that vegetarians have nearly double the risk of cancer of the oesophagus compared with meat eaters.
