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Conservative global health body names ionising radiation as a major cause of cancer

The list continues with radiation exposure, which includes excessive sunlight and excessive use of medical diagnostic procedures such as CAT scans, particularly in children

Prevention Is Crucial to Stem ‘Tidal Wave of Cancer’ , Medscape, Zosia Chustecka February 04, 2014 Prevention of cancer is key, say experts speaking out today on World Cancer Day.

Cancer as a single entity is now the world’s leading cause of death, with 8.2 million deaths a year, according to the Union for International Cancer Control.  Prevention has a crucial role to play in stemming the “tidal wave of cancer that we are facing,” said Dr. Bernard Stewart, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and coeditor of the World Cancer Report 2014, issued by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

“It’s untenable to think that we can treat our way out of the cancer problem. Speaking at a press briefing in London, Dr. Wild said that he has been working in cancer research for more than 30 years, and when people hear that, the first thing they always ask is, “Have you found the cure yet?” Nobody ever asks about prevention, and yet this is key, he said……….Top of the list is tobacco control, which is thought to cause about 20% of all cancers globally…….The list continues with radiation exposure, which includes excessive sunlight and excessive use of medical diagnostic procedures such as CAT scans, particularly in children…….

Australia has its own particular cancer problem — that of melanoma — which results from the “Aussie lifestyle of lying on golden sands until you are cooked evenly on both side,” commented Dr. Stewart…..http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/820166

February 5, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized