The eleventh hour to enforce rigorous primary cancer prevention

Other major contributors are unhealthy diet [ 12] and alcohol consumption [ 13], as well as obesity, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour, which are reviewed in detail in this Special Issue by Friedenreich et al. Because smoking, unhealthy diet, obesity, alcohol consumption and physical inact...

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Published inMolecular oncology Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 741 - 743
Main Authors Schüz, Joachim, Espina, Carolina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.03.2021
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Wiley
Subjects
Alcohol
Cancer
Cervical cancer
Climate change
COVID-19
Diet
Disease prevention
Global Health
Humans
Immunization
Lung cancer
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Obesity
Outdoor air quality
Protective Factors
Risk Factors
Smoking
Tobacco
Womens health
Europe
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Summary:Other major contributors are unhealthy diet [ 12] and alcohol consumption [ 13], as well as obesity, physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour, which are reviewed in detail in this Special Issue by Friedenreich et al. Because smoking, unhealthy diet, obesity, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity are the main contributors to the cancer burden, in the past cancer prevention was too often regarded as an individual’s choice. [...]in this Special Issue, Puska [ 16] tackles the so‐called ‘implementation gap’ between cancer prevention recommendations and their application and adherence, including individual behaviour, health service structures and political actions, for the future planning of successful cancer prevention strategies. [...]the COVID‐19 crisis has shown that people can be convinced to follow rigorous measures if the benefits are well explained. [...]this may be the right time to more forcefully cut back on smoking and alcohol consumption and to use synergies with essential measures for other noncommunicable diseases or for protection of the environment.
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ISSN:1574-7891
1878-0261
DOI:10.1002/1878-0261.12927