Faced with cancer, the risk management planning
Saturday, October 24th, 2009According to the Inca, 30% of cancers could be prevented with better primary prevention and screening effective. In 2008, 12.4 million new cancer cases and 7.6 million deaths occurred in the world. Forecasts for 2050 suggest a figure of 25 million new patients. 30% of cancers could be prevented. “In reality, said Dr. Christopher Wild, Director General of International Center for Research on Cancer, 80, or 90% of cancers are related to lifestyle, and therefore could be avoided.” These figures are enough to understand the urgency to act early on primary prevention to reduce certain risk factors, and with secondary screening effective.
Targeted actions
Management planning risk is especially vital to combat occupational cancers, potentially preventable. We must therefore put in place targeted measures to employees of companies at risk. The European REACH regulation on Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals, is already in this direction. (more…)