We can't beat cancer with drugs alone; prevention crucial: WHO

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We can't beat cancer with drugs alone; prevention crucial: WHO

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/39-t-beat-cancer-drugs-alone-prevention-crucial-150441936.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/PH6pU9vn9jY8uqTH2QH4MA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-02-03T150441Z_1_CBREA1215VX00_RTROPTP_2_CANCER-DRUGS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sample analysis tubes are seen in a lab at the Institute of Cancer Research in Sutton" align="left" title="Sample analysis tubes are seen in a lab at the Institute of Cancer Research in Sutton" border="0" /></a>By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON (Reuters) - Governments must make better use of vaccines and preventative public health policies in the fight against cancer as treatment alone cannot stem the disease, a World Health Organization (WHO) agency said on Monday. The WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said cancer was growing &quot;at an alarming pace&quot; worldwide and new strategies were needed to curb the sometimes fatal and often costly disease. &quot;It's untenable to think we can treat our way out of the cancer problem. That alone will not be a sufficient response,&quot; Christopher Wild, IARC's director and co-editor of its World Cancer Report 2014, told reporters at a London briefing.</p><br clear="all"/>

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