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Berit Uhlmann
It’s not a question of mistakes, guilt or even moral weaknesses: cancer can affect anyone and cannot be completely avoided. Nevertheless, there are many ways to reduce the risk – and they are by no means exhausted. Estimates assumethat in Germany about 40 percent of all cancer cases could be prevented. Even if some prevention options only have small effects: It is worth politically promoting and using as many of them as possible – especially since they usually also prevent other diseases.