HDA urges increased action to tackle cancer, UK
A report by health experts claims that advertising campaigns and screening programmes have already helped to cut cancer deaths, but further action is needed to reduce deaths in the future.
The Health Development Agency (HDA) insists that a further 29 per cent fall in deaths is possible over the next 20 years if more measures are put in place to discourage smoking and tackle poor diets and obesity.
Research suggests that diet is second only to smoking as a cause of cancer. Estimates suggest that changes in diet could prevent a third of cancers.
According to the HDA, screening programmes to detect early disease are effective in reducing deaths for some cancers, but have little effect on others.
The new briefing paper, entitled 'The contribution of smoking, diet and treatment to cancer mortality in the under-75s' outlines the progress made in cutting cancer deaths in England and Wales and points out that 65 per cent of people diagnosed with cancer are over the age of 65.
http://www.hda-online.org.uk
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