Cancer prevention in the UK.

There has been concerted action in the UK to reduce mortality and morbidity from cancer, especially lung cancer. With the evolution and development of positive health promotion through life-style programmes, many aspects of the Europe Against Cancer programme's 10-point code for living are integrated into existing programmes. Whilst health promotion programmes in the UK have, for many years, concentrated on the promotion of positive health, the priority for action to reduce deaths from cancer has been focused on lung cancer. The UK government's report on the health of the nation has provided a further endorsement of education programmes aimed to reduce deaths from cancer.