On June 9 and 10, 2008, the first Prevent workshop was held in London, United Kingdom. Participants learned about PREVENT and worked with it.

 

In the recently published paper , titled 'Cancer causes and prevention: A condensed appraisal in Europe in 2008, major determinants of cancers are summarized. It is followed by recommendation on individual behavior modification as well as policy changes.  

Within a meta-analysis of 282,137 incident cases, increased BMI is associated with increased risk of common and less common malignancies.

Lemmens VEPP, Oenema A, Klepp KI, Berg Henriksen H, Brug J. A systematic review of the evidence regarding efficacy of obesity prevention interventions among adults. Obesity reviews (in press) 2008.

This review on obesity prevention, prepared for work package 4 by Valery Lemmens, Anke Oenema et al has been published online by Obesity Reviews.