Wednesday, 8 May 2019

More than a third of all cancers affecting Canadians can be prevented by combination of policymaking, health education

We know that there are many ways in which cancer can be prevented, but how many cancers can we prevent? And what do we have to do to really have an impact on reducing the burden of this disease? A special issue of Preventive Medicine responds to these questions, showcasing results from the Canadian Population Attributable Risk of Cancer (ComPARe) project—the most comprehensive, up-to-date estimate of the preventable burden of cancer in Canada.

* This article was originally published here