Cancer Therapy Flashcards
How many new cancer cases were there in the UK in 2014?
356,860
How many deaths from cancer were there in the UK in 2014?
163,444
What is the cancer survival rate for 10 or more years between the years of 2010 and 2011 in England and Wales?
50%
How many preventable cases of cancer are there in the UK?
42%
What were the 4 most common cancers in the UK in 2014?
Breast
Prostate
Lung
Bowel
What is the cure rate for cancer?
~50%
What are the modes of curing cancer?
50% surgery
40% radiotherapy
10% chemotherapy
Define radiotherapy
The are of using ionising radiation to destroy malignant tumour with no or minimal damage to normal tissues
What does staging decide?
Treatment and prognosis, is tumour suitable or surgery
What must a tumour be for radical surgery?
Localised
Mobile
Totally excisable
Repair of excision or reconstruction possible