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Cancer Mortality
Reduction of cancer mortality should target behavioral and environmental interventions
January 19th, 2006
The reduction of cancer mortality should target behavioral and environmental interventions. According to a scientists in the United States, "With respect to reducing mortality, advances in cancer treatment have not been as effective as those for other chronic diseases; effective screening methods are available for only a few cancers. Primary prevention through lifestyle and environmental interventions remains the main way to reduce the burden of cancers." "In this report," wrote G. Danaei and colleagues, "we estimate mortality from 12 types of cancer attributable to nine risk factors in seven World Bank regions for 2001. We analyzed data from the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2006-01-19)
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