Reducing Liver Cancer-Global Control of Aflatoxin

Reducing Liver Cancer-Global Control of Aflatoxin

Liver cancer is an important public health problem, ranking fifth in frequency of cancers worldwide. Given a limited public health budget, a report by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) concluded that a more substantial reduction in liver cancer would be obtained by vaccina...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1999-12, Vol.286 (5449), p.2453-2454
Hauptverfasser: Henry, Sara Hale, Bosch, F. Xavier, Troxell, Terry C., Bolger, P. Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aflatoxins
Animals
Cancer
Developed Nations
Developing countries
Food contamination & poisoning
Food safety
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Liver
Liver cancer
Liver diseases
Livestock
Nutrition
Policy Forum
Policy making
Prevention
Public health
Risk Assessment
Vaccination
Vaccines
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Zusammenfassung:Liver cancer is an important public health problem, ranking fifth in frequency of cancers worldwide. Given a limited public health budget, a report by the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) concluded that a more substantial reduction in liver cancer would be obtained by vaccination against hepatitis B (HBV) and reduction of prevalence of carriers than by drastically lowering the standards of aflatoxins--contaminants found in food.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.286.5449.2453