Expert Panel Weighs In on Global Cancer Control

摘要

Cancer originates in genetic mutations, but diet, activity level, and other lifestyle factors play a critical role in determining whether these mutations occur, making cancer a largely preventable disease. This is among the main conclusions oiFood, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: A Global Perspective, released in November 2007 by the World Cancet Research Fund (WCRF) International and die American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR).WCRP International/AICR commissioned 9 systematic literature review (SLR) teams comprising 22 panelists to summarize the literature on nutrition, physical activity, and cancer. The teams examined 7,000 articles, reviews, and meta-analyses in all languages. Team findings went to an international panel that synthesized information for many different cancers to come up with the report's main recommendations.