King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive at a cancer treatment centre Cancer experts and dieticians have revealed the foods that can increase your risk of cancer - and what you should avoid to cut your chances of developing the disease. There are around 375,000 new cancer cases in the UK every year, that's around 1,000 every day, according to Cancer Research UK. While it's impossible to avoid every carcinogen - substances that up your chances of getting cancer - experts suggest you can lower your cancer risk by eliminating certain items from your diet.
Experts have warned that chemicals in meats, alcohol, and excessive sugar and fat consumption can heighten the risk of bowel, breast and liver cancer. Here is the commonly eaten food that experts say to avoid: READ MORE Sort Your Life Out's Dilly Carter issues warning from hospital in health update [LATEST] READ MORE Nutritionist shares the dangers of vitamin gummies - and one awful side effect [COMMENT] Doctors have warned against eating this cancer-causing food (Image: Getty) Red meat Similar to processed meat, people should try to steer clear of steak, burgers and lamb chops as experts warn that red meat is also on the list of foods experts say could cause cancer. This also includes all kids of fresh, minced and frozen pork, beef and lamb.
Multiple studies have established a link between eating red meat and some types of cancer but how this happens and the precise level of the increased cancer risk, remain unclear. It's thought.
