Intro to Cancer

Question 1

Cancer cases in Uk every year

Answer 1

> 360,000 new
990 each day
every 2 mins someone diagnosed

Question 2

Deaths in males

Answer 2

30%

Question 3

Deaths in females

Answer 3

24.8%

Question 4

Most common cause of death age group

Answer 4

50-79

with heart disease

Question 5

What % of cases does breast, prostate, lung + bowel count for?

Answer 5

53%

Question 6

Top 4 in country

Answer 6

Breast –> Prostate –> lung –> Bowel

Question 7

Top 3 Males

Answer 7

Prostate
Lung
Bowel

Question 8

Top 3 Females

Answer 8

Breast
Lung
Bowel

Question 9

Risk

Answer 9

1 in 2 born after 1960 will be diagnosed

Question 10

Prevention

Answer 10

42% cases in 2015 preventable

Question 11

Smoking

Answer 11

Implicated as a cause in 19% of cases

Question 12

Survival

Answer 12

doubled in UK in past 40 yrs

50% of patients survive 10+

Question 13

Prostate vs Breast

Answer 13

Prostate more

Question 14

Prostate cancer mortality rate

Answer 14

fallen 13%

Question 15

Breast cancer mortality rate

Answer 15

fallen 17%

Question 16

Top cancer deaths

Answer 16

Lung (1.7 million)
Liver (790000 deaths)
Colorectal (775000 deaths)
Stomach (750000)
Breast (571000)

Question 17

Which cancers do we screen for

Answer 17

Bowel- 55yrs, and every 2 yrs 60-74
Cervical- 25-49 3yrly, 50-64 5 yrly
Breast- 50-70 3 yrly
Prostate