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Prevention and screening<br />

The majority of <strong>cancer</strong>s are preventable. The goal of primary<br />

prevention is to avoid the development of <strong>cancer</strong> by reducing<br />

or eliminating exposure to <strong>cancer</strong>-causing factors. These<br />

include environmental carcinogens as well as lifestyle factors<br />

such as nutrition and physical activity. Secondary prevention<br />

aims at early detection at a stage when curative treatment is<br />

still possible. This is achieved by frequent medical check-ups<br />

of individuals or by population-based screening programmes<br />

to which all those belonging to a certain age group are invited.<br />

Chemoprevention seeks to reduce the risk of <strong>cancer</strong> development<br />

through the use of pharmaceuticals.<br />

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