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World Service,3 mins

How changing behaviour can help prevent cancer

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A remarkable behaviour change campaign in Northern Finland has prevented a quarter of a million deaths from cardiovascular disease. Cancer rates have also declined. Pekka Puska, former director for Non-communicable Disease Prevention at the World Health Organisation, describes how a campaign to persuade the people of Northern Finland to change their diet and stop smoking became so successful. [Image: Cancer Treatment. Credit: Getty images]

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