It's the third major cause of death in Australia. And while death rates are coming down for some cancers, cancers are not easy to treat unless they're caught in the early stages. This is because by and large, we're still using surgery as the main treatment approach and when the cancer spreads, surgery is much less helpful.
But a lot of cancer is avoidable, according to a panel of experts who've reviewed the available scientific evidence about cancer, diet and exercise, and come up with some guidelines as to how we can lower cancer rates.
Over five years, scientists working for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) from nine universities in four countries looked at the existing research and published their findings in a report called Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer. There's a review of it and an editorial in last month's British Medical Journal by a professor of cancer research at Oxford University
But a lot of cancer is avoidable, according to a panel of experts who've reviewed the available scientific evidence about cancer, diet and exercise, and come up with some guidelines as to how we can lower cancer rates.
Over five years, scientists working for the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) from nine universities in four countries looked at the existing research and published their findings in a report called Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer. There's a review of it and an editorial in last month's British Medical Journal by a professor of cancer research at Oxford University
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