UK - CANCER

Question 1

Cancer

Answer 1

• 440 people a day die
• costs the NHS £570 a month
• 980 people are diagnosed a day

Question 2

Lifestyle choices

Answer 2

• smoking (lung)
• sunbed tanning (skin)
• drinking (liver)

Question 3

Improvements

Answer 3

• developments in technology
• research
• education
• promoting lifestyle changes/ choices

Question 4

Differences

Answer 4

• deprivational differences
• wealthier people have a reduced waiting time between diagnosis and treatment
• increased survival rate

Question 5

Future

Answer 5

• aging population will only increase the number of cancer cases over time
• also will impact the economy as more people are feeling fatigued and cant return work after treatment, or have PTSD

Question 6

Strategies

Answer 6

• direct ad indirect
• mass screening
• combined work with Government and NGOS such as Cancer Research