One in two of us will get cancer – here’s how to reduce your risk

There are more than 200 different types of cancer and, according to the NHS, one in two people will develop some form of the disease in their lifetime. Fortunately, there’s plenty you can do to reduce your risk – and a study from University College London claims that continuing advances in cancer prevention and treatment means that by 2050 cancer will rarely kill anyone under the age of 80.