Medical Matters
Cancer
Cancer : Facts
- 1 in 2 people in the UK will develop one form of the 200 varieties of Cancer during their lifetime. The most common types of cancer being breast, lung, prostate, and bowel cancer.
- There are almost 3 million people living with Cancer in the UK today. With approximately 385,000 new diagnosis every year.
- Around 165,000 people die every year from cancer
- The NHS spend around £5 billion a year treating people with the various cancers.
- The word ‘cancer’ comes from the Latin for ‘crab’ – just like the zodiac sign.
- There are more skin cancer cases due to indoor tanning than lung cancer cases due to smoking.
"The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it" - George C. Scott
