Abstract
Knowledge of cancer-related risk factors and implementation of appropriate prevention and control measures reduces cancer burden. The present investigation involved a descriptive cross-sectional analysis, which was handled in Hail province, Northern Saudi Arabia. The study recruited 433 volunteers who were recruited during the period from October to November 2020. The participants were randomly nominated from the civilians living in the city of Hail. The prevalence of exposure to cancer risk factors were 140/433(32.3%) participants to cigarette smoking, 36/433(8.3%) alcohol consumption, 59/433(13.6%) pesticides, 26/433(6%) insecticides, 153/433(35.3%) physical inactivity, 205/433(47.3%) overweight, and 77/433(17.8%) obesity. Cancer risk factors such as overweight/obesity, physical inactivity, cigarette smoking, and exposure to pesticides are prevalent in the Northern Regions of Saudi Arabia. Although duration of exposure to cancer risk is essential in carcinogenesis, it was affected by the attitude rather than the level of awareness.