UK Cancer

Question 1

Cases of Cancer per year

Answer 1

370,000

Question 2

Deaths from Cancer/yr

Answer 2

160,000

Question 3

Survival Rate

Answer 3

50% survive cancer for 10 or more years

Question 4

Preventable

Answer 4

38% of cancer cases in the UK are preventable

Question 5

how many in older populatiom

Answer 5

1/3 of all cases in over 75s

Question 6

Social Causes of cancer

Answer 6

Lifestyle choices - Smoking, Diet, Exercise, Alcohol, Sun beds
Smoking - largest cause - 15% of cancers - 13% of UK smoke
Obesity and overweight - second largest - over 60% are overweight or obese

Question 7

Economic causes of cancer

Answer 7

Smoking rates are high amongst more deprived groups
Overweight and obesity is more common in more deprived groups
Cancer rates are 3 times higher in most deprived areas than least deprived areas
14X more women in ‘most affluent’ group survive cancer than ‘least affluent’ group
health inequality

Question 8

Prevalence, incidence and patterns

Answer 8

pattern - more cancer in north of England and Scotland - poorer. Highest cancer rate in Glasgow, highest in England is Liverpool and Manchester
Incidence - 370,000 new cases per year, More than half of new cases are breast, prostate, lung or bowel, peak cancer rates aged 85-9
Prevalence - 3 million living with cancer in the UK, beast cancer most common cancer

Question 9

socio-economic Impacts of cancer

Answer 9

Economic - costs economy £15 billion/yr - absenteeism, NHS cost, early deaths, unpaid care (families - often women). Costs individuals with cancer £570 a month - travel costs, medicines, heating
Social - social isolation, mental health problems - anxiety, depression
Inequalities - cancer increases inequalities in the UK as it disproportionately impacts the most deprived groups - higher cancer rates and death rates

Question 10

Cancer and deprivation

Answer 10

Cancer in the UK higher in deprived groups/areas
Higher smoking rates
More obesity/overweight
Worse healthcare - screening, and reduces survival chances
Less time/resources for physical activity
More barriers to appointments - can’t take time off

Question 11

Direct Mitigation

Answer 11

Government and NGO (Cancer Research UK) investment into new treatment tech - precise radiotherapy, endoscopy for early diagnosis
Early Screening and detection - NHS - Breast Cancer- women 50-70 screened every 3 years, cervical and bowel cancer screened