[Prevention of cancer].
Both the cancer incident rate and mortality rate are increasing in Japan. Well-balanced and strategic measures effectively combining primary and secondary preventions are required. In this article, primary prevention measures, such as smoking control and improvement of dietary habits, and secondary prevention measures, such as new methods of cancer screening are discussed. The importance of establishing a Center for Cancer Prevention and Screening is also discussed.
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Tadao
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National Cancer Center, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan.
D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011322:Primary Prevention; D012307:Risk Factors; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D015996:Survival Rate