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The majority of cancers are the result of bad luck rather than unhealthy lifestyles or inherited genetic faults, a landmark study has found.

For years health experts have warned that the risk of tumours is increased by a bad diet, lack of exercise, or genes.

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And the Government has set up its “100,000 Genomes Project” to try to find the genetic causes of many rare diseases and cancers.

[np_storybar title=”Cancer the ‘best’ way to die, says ex-editor of British Medical Journal, so stop funding research for a cure

” link=”http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/02/cancer-the-best-way-to-die-says-ex-editor-of-british-medical-journal-so-stop-funding-research-for-a-cure/”]Cancer is the best way to die because it gives people the chance to come to terms with their own mortality, the former editor of the British Medical Journal has claimed.

Dr. Richard Smith, an honorary professor at the University of Warwick, said charities should stop spending billions trying to find a cure for the disease because it was clearly the best option for an ageing population.