Intro to Cancer Flashcards
1
Q
Cancer cases in Uk every year
A
> 360,000 new
990 each day
every 2 mins someone diagnosed
2
Q
Deaths in males
A
30%
3
Q
Deaths in females
A
24.8%
4
Q
Most common cause of death age group
A
50-79
with heart disease
5
Q
What % of cases does breast, prostate, lung + bowel count for?
A
53%
6
Q
Top 4 in country
A
Breast –> Prostate –> lung –> Bowel
7
Q
Top 3 Males
A
Prostate
Lung
Bowel
8
Q
Top 3 Females
A
Breast
Lung
Bowel
9
Q
Risk
A
1 in 2 born after 1960 will be diagnosed
10
Q
Prevention
A
42% cases in 2015 preventable
11
Q
Smoking
A
Implicated as a cause in 19% of cases
12
Q
Survival
A
doubled in UK in past 40 yrs
50% of patients survive 10+
13
Q
Prostate vs Breast
A
Prostate more
14
Q
Prostate cancer mortality rate
A
fallen 13%
15
Q
Breast cancer mortality rate
A
fallen 17%
