There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer than ________in the public mind today.
句意:在今天的公众意识中,人们对于罹患癌症的风险的焦虑应该减少了许多。than在这里做连词,是比较的意思。比较的一方是anxiety over the perceived risk of getting cancer,比较的另一方是anxiety exists in public heart。这里为了句子的简洁, anxiety省略。故正确答案为A。