CANCER TRUTHS STATISTICS

CANCER STATISTICS

Incidences of Cancer vary between male and female. Clearly, the different body shapes will attract different areas of cancer but, in general, the figures show that both sexes can suffer roughly the same general percentages of the disease.

Below, you will find the average figures for cancers – male and female separately.

MALE: Incidence Fatal

Prostate Cancer: 33% Lung: 31%

Lung Cancer: 13% Prostate: 10%

Colorectal Cancer: 10% Colorectal: 10%

Bladder Cancer: 7% Pancreatic: 5%

Cutaneous (skin) Melanoma: 4% Leukemia: 4%

FEMALE:

Breast Cancer: 32% Lung: 27%

Lung: 12% Breast 15%

Colorectal (Bowel): 11% Colorectal: 10%

Endometrial (Uterus): 6% Ovarian: 6%

Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin): 4% Pancreatic: 6%

Figures on Pancreatic Cancer are vague but the survival rate is, tragically, quite poor. Due to the difficulty in spotting the symptoms, the disease is usually advanced by the time a visit to the doctor is made and then surgery is often out of the question. The fact that only around 13-15% of people survive a full year after diagnosis, shows what a belligerent form it is. Of those, only 15% or so will survive for five years.

Once again, what we would describe as “good living” is the key to giving ourselves some protection against the various forms of Cancer. Eat healthily, exercise daily, (No need to do anything strenuous), do not smoke, drink in moderation and try to keep a cheerful outlook.