Cancer Therapy

Question 1

How many new cancer cases were there in the UK in 2014?

Answer 1

356,860

Question 2

How many deaths from cancer were there in the UK in 2014?

Answer 2

163,444

Question 3

What is the cancer survival rate for 10 or more years between the years of 2010 and 2011 in England and Wales?

Answer 3

50%

Question 4

How many preventable cases of cancer are there in the UK?

Answer 4

42%

Question 5

What were the 4 most common cancers in the UK in 2014?

Answer 5

Breast
Prostate
Lung
Bowel

Question 6

What is the cure rate for cancer?

Answer 6

~50%

Question 7

What are the modes of curing cancer?

Answer 7

50% surgery
40% radiotherapy
10% chemotherapy

Question 8

Define radiotherapy

Answer 8

The are of using ionising radiation to destroy malignant tumour with no or minimal damage to normal tissues

Question 9

What does staging decide?

Answer 9

Treatment and prognosis, is tumour suitable or surgery

Question 10

What must a tumour be for radical surgery?

Answer 10

Localised
Mobile
Totally excisable
Repair of excision or reconstruction possible