title: [It is time to take cancer prevention seriously].
abstract: Preventing cancer by reducing exposure to carcinogens is the only way to reduce the frequency of cancers in the population. We discuss the current situation of cancer prevention in France in the order of importance as measured by the risk, demonstrating the recent reversal of the national anti-tobacco policy, the large benefit that could be expected from a reduction in alcohol consumption, the low coverage of the population for papillomavirus and hepatitis B virus vaccinations.
authors.affiliation: Institut Gustave-Roussy, 114, rue Édouard-Vaillant, 94805 Villejuif cedex, France. Electronic address: catherine.hill@gustaveroussy.fr.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hill
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000517:prevention & control; D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D005602:France; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055502:Secondary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D000074606:Smoking Prevention
chemical_list: D002274:Carcinogens, Environmental; D017325:Hepatitis B Vaccines; D053918:Papillomavirus Vaccines
keywords: Alcohol; Alcool; Cancer; Epidemiology; Prevention; Prévention; Tabac; Tobacco; Épidémiologie