Italy addresses "50% lifetime cancer risk"
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
As the latest cancer data for Italy point at a 50% lifetime risk of the disease, an initiative is underway to harmonise data collection nationally. In a bid to tackle the burgeoning rise in incidence, the national cancer registries association (AIRTUM), backed by the government, will seek to reduce wide variations in data quality between southern, northern and central Italy.