Re: Cancer statistics

[Peter Moran]

"Peter Moran" <moringa@gil.com.au> wrote in message news:...
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http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/8EF93FC73F152D78CA256E9E002828EB?Open
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> Australian figures show similar trends to other countries. While the
> overall incidence of cancer is continuing to gradually increase, probably
> largely due increasing longevity, actual death rates from cancer are
> decreasing, as are five year survival rates.

Sorry, 5YSRs are *increasing*. See the site.

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> Over at least the last fifteen years, the death rates from cancer in
> Australia have been running at somewhat less than half the rate of
> occurrence of cancer, confirming experience elsewhere that the chances of
> cure are about fifty per cent. when averaged over all kinds of cancer. It
> is still wise not to get pancreatic or NSCLC, if you can..
>
> Peter Moran
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>

[Anth]

There was an article posted not so long ago (the other day) in the newspaper
saying that the cancer incidence was getting so high and the costs of
treatments so high that it would cripple the national health service in the
UK
Anth

"Peter Moran" <moringa@gil.com.au> wrote in message
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> "Peter Moran" <moringa@gil.com.au> wrote in message news:...
>>
> http://www.abs.gov.au/Ausstats/abs@.nsf/0/8EF93FC73F152D78CA256E9E002828EB?Open
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>>
>> Australian figures show similar trends to other countries. While the
>> overall incidence of cancer is continuing to gradually increase, probably
>> largely due increasing longevity, actual death rates from cancer are
>> decreasing, as are five year survival rates.
>
> Sorry, 5YSRs are *increasing*. See the site.
>
>>
>> Over at least the last fifteen years, the death rates from cancer in
>> Australia have been running at somewhat less than half the rate of
>> occurrence of cancer, confirming experience elsewhere that the chances of
>> cure are about fifty per cent. when averaged over all kinds of cancer.
>> It
>> is still wise not to get pancreatic or NSCLC, if you can..
>>
>> Peter Moran
>>
>>
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>

[Peter Moran]

"Anth" <anon@anon.com> wrote in message
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> There was an article posted not so long ago (the other day) in the
newspaper
> saying that the cancer incidence was getting so high and the costs of
> treatments so high that it would cripple the national health service in
the
> UK
> Anth

The incidence is certainly not changing dramatically, on the figures, but
the costs are escalating due to .

1. a greater use of combined modalities in treatment (e.g. surgery plus
adjuavnt radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy).

2. More accurate but expensive tests used in diagnosis, staging, and
surveillance.

3. New options in treatment in the form of hormonal antagonists,
immunological methods, monoclonal antibodies and chemotherapeutic agents
with activity against cancers previously not suscptible. Also new
operations, such as for the removal of lung and liver secondaries.

Peter Moran