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2. St
Gemma’s
Hospice

3. There are more than 100
types of cancers; any
part of the body can be
affected.

4. In 2008, 7.6 million
people died of cancer -
13% of all deaths
worldwide.

5. About 70% of all cancer
deaths occur in low-
and middle-income
countries.

6. Worldwide, the 5 most
common types of
cancer that kill men are
(in order of frequency):
lung, stomach, liver, col
orectal and
oesophagus.

7. Worldwide, the 5 most
common types of
cancer that kill women
are (in the order of
frequency):
breast, lung, stomach, c
olorectal and cervical.

8. Tobacco use is the
single largest
preventable cause of
cancer in the world.

9. One fifth of all cancers
worldwide are caused
by a chronic
infection, for example
human papillomavirus
(HPV) causes cervical
cancer and hepatitis B
virus (HBV) causes liver
cancer.

10. More than 30% of
cancers could be cured
if detected early and
treated adequately.

11. All patients in need of
pain relief could be
helped if current
knowledge about pain
control and palliative
care were applied.

12. Cancer is the number
one killer of children by
disease. It is the second
leading cause of all
childhood deaths
exceeded only by
accidents

13. One in 330 children
will develop cancer
before the age of 20

14. Most adult cancers
result from lifestyle
factors such as
smoking, diet, occupati
on, and exposure to
cancer-causing agents.
The cause of most
childhood cancers in
unknown.

15. Each year, about 3,000
children die from cancer
- more than from
asthma, diabetes, cystic
fibrosis, congenital
anomalies, and pediatric
AIDS combined

16. Approximately 70% of
children with cancer
participate in research
trials compared to only
3% of adult cancer
patients. As a
result, many of the
advances in adult
cancer treatments are
due to breakthroughs in
childhood cancer
research.

17. In most
cases, however, childho
od cancers arise from
noninherited mutations
(or changes) in the
genes of growing cells.
Because these errors
occur randomly and
unpredictably, there's
no effective way to
prevent them.

18. Sometimes, a doctor
might spot early
symptoms of cancer at
regular checkups

20. £30=Telephone advice
service

21. £435=Care for 1
person for a day

22. £190=For a nurse to
vist a patients house

23. £22,700=The cost to
run a hospice for 1
day