Lecture 2

Question 1

What cancers are expected to increase the most from 2014 to 2035?

Answer 1

Breast cancer: 2% increase

Thyroid cancer: 74% increase

Question 2

What are the survival rates for breast cancer??

Answer 2

9 in 10 (87%) survive disease for 5 years or more
8 in 10 (78%) survive for 10 years or more
65% survive for twenty years or more

Question 3

What is the difference between incidence and prevalence?

Answer 3

• Incidence is the proportion of new cases in the population at a given time rather than the occurence of new cases
• Incidence gives information on likelihood of contracting disease rather than how widespread it is

Question 4

What 5 cancers have the highest percentage survival rate for men and women?

Answer 4

Men

1) Testes
2) Malignant melanoma
3) Thyroid
4) Prostate
5) Hodgkin lymphoma

Women

1) Malignant melanoma
2) Thyroid
3) Breast
4) Hodkin Lymphoma
5) Uterus