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Cancer in the UK - Coggle Diagram
Cancer in the UK
Cancer facts
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since the 1970s, cancer rates have risen 23% for men and 43% for women
Skin cancer has increased significantly in the past 3 – 4 decades and current rates of skin cancer show a year-on-year rise of 3%
Social, economic and cultural causes
skin cancer - sun beds and sunbathing due to a cultural preference of wanting a more tanned look despite the risks. Increased opportunities for this due to growing wealth and leisure
Bowel cancer - preference for meat and dairy products. Fast food restaurants and ready meals extremely popular for cheap and easy meals - eating 50 grams of processed meat per day increases chance of colon cancer by 18%
Liver cancer - the uk has a large drinking culture in pubs and bars which is the largest cause of liver cancer. As well as this, binge drinking becomes much easier as shops now sell cheap alcohol in large quantities
lung cancer - despite a decline in popularity, smoking remains the biggest single cause of cancer among men and women. Nearly 1/5 of all cases of cancer diagnosed each year are smoking related
Socio-economic impacts
2 million people in the UK today are living with cancer costing the UK economy £15 billion a year due to patient deaths, taking time off work, treatment on the NHS and cost of unpaid care
The Macmillan charity estimates the average cost to cancer patients is £570 a month due to loss of income, cost of medical appointments and extra heating costs)
In addition there are social and psychological costs (social isolation, anxiety resulting from loss of income and further mental and physical health problems
Link with deprivation
In the UK, cancer rates in some of the poorest areas are 3 times greater than the most affluent. Glasgow has the highest cancer rate (over half the population of central Scotland live in wards which are among the 20% most deprived in the UK)
The link between the incidence of cancer and socio-economic deprivation is well known. Deprivation increases the likelihood of smoking, alcohol consumption and obesity (all major causes of cancer)
For all types of cancer there is a deprivation gap, with the more affluent having better survival chances than the most deprived e.g. 14.2% more women in the ‘most affluent group’ survive bladder cancer compared with their most deprived counterparts. This difference is largely explained by pre-existing health status and speed of diagnosis
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