It is time to take cancer prevention seriously

摘要

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.