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Cancer
Landmark Policy Report: Many Cancers Could Be Prevented Across the Globe
March 12th, 2009
A new global policy report estimates that approximately 37 percent of colon cancer cases and 28 percent of breast cancer cases in middle-income countries like Mexico are preventable through diet, physical activity and weight maintenance. The report also sets out recommendations for policies to reduce the global number of cancer cases. The overall message of the report, Policy and Action for Cancer Prevention, published by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), is that all sections of society need to make public health, and cancer prevention in particular, a higher priority. It includes estimates on the...
Source: Women's Health Weekly (2009-03-12)
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