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Wed 12 Dec 2009Prevention has 'potential' to reduce risk of cancer
PREVENTION MEASURES have more potential to reduce cancer risk than screening or treatment but tend not to be funded as well, the head of the National Cancer Registry has said.
Dr Harry Comber was speaking at the launch of Atlas of Cancer in Ireland from 1994 to 2003, which reveals a higher risk of smoking-related cancer in more deprived urban areas.
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