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Cancer
Prevention and Control
One of every four deaths in the
United States is from cancer. The estimated
overall cost for cancer in the year 2000 exceeded
$180 billion. A range of factors are associated
with the prevention of cancer including modifying
behaviors, performing screening tests, and educating
people about risk factors. To make the best
use of these cancer prevention resources, it
is important to identify the most effective
strategies available to increase their use,
especially among populations such as ethnic
and minority groups, who are at increased risk
of cancer or who do not make full use of screening
services.
Goals of the Cancer Review:
The Guide to Community Preventive Services
(Community Guide), with direction from
the independent Task Force on Community Preventive
Services and with the support of the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention, the National
Cancer Institute, and a range of experts in
the public and private sectors, is conducting
systematic reviews of studies of selected population-based
interventions, within three strategic areas,
focusing specifically on preventing or controlling
cancer:
- Preventing skin
cancer by reducing UV light exposure
- Increasing
breast, cervical, and colorectal screening
- Promoting informed
decisions about cancer screening
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