HLSC 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Benzene, Jerky, Processed Meat
25 Feb 2016
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The uncontrolled multiplication and spread of abnormal cell (in the body: continuous cell division. 2: metastasis= spread to distant tissues/ organs via blood or lymph vessels. An arise from almost any cell type, so ~200+ (uk cancer research) There are more than 100 different types of cancer (us nci) General categories of cancer: carcinoma the most common types of cancer, from epithelial cells that cover surfaces. Mortality rate = deaths / defined population (per unit time) Incidence = # of new cases of disease / defined population at risk (per unit time) Incident (new) cases | 14 million 20 million. Why: growing world 7 billion in 2012 -> 8. 3 in 2015, aging world, developing -> developed world. Human development index (score 0->1: longevity (life expectancy, education (mean duration of schooling to adult 25 years & expected years of schooling for children at school entry age, standard of living (gross national income per capita)
