The implementation of primary and secondary preventive strategies is based on the
evidence generated by cancer epidemiology, where the identification of risk factors and the …

Abstract In the United States, it is estimated that more than 1.7 million people will be
diagnosed with cancer, and more than 600,000 will die of the disease in 2018. The financial …

The burden of cancer from a clinical, societal, and economic viewpoint continues to increase
in all parts of the world, along with much debate regarding how to confront this. Projected …

This volume, the first in the new series Cancer Prevention-Cancer Causes, is derived from
the 1st and 2nd Reports of the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention published in Cancer …

Contemporary information on the fraction of cancers that potentially could be prevented is
useful for priority setting in cancer prevention and control. Herein, the authors estimate the …

We currently have sufficient knowledge of cancer causes and prevention to reduce cancer
burden in the United States by over 50% in the coming decades [1, 2]. To achieve such a …

Approaches to reduce the global burden of cancer include two major strategies: screening
and early detection and active preventive intervention. The latter is the topic of this …

The proportions of new cancer cases and deaths that are caused by exposure to risk factors
and that could be prevented are key statistics for public health policy and planning. This …

Overall, cancer is a highly preventable disease. Indeed, modifiable external factors,
discovered by epidemiological studies during the last 50 years, account for a majority of all …

Nearly one in two Canadians are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime.
However, there are opportunities to reduce the impact of modifiable cancer risk factors …