PSYCH 150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer
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Top 3 most prevalent cancers: men prostate, lung/bronchus, colon/rectum. Describe the trend in survival rates for the following cancers over the past 25 years: Prostate death rates stabilized, went up slightly then decreased over the last 20 years. Colorectal death rates decreased over the last 30 years. Lung cancer death rates increased precipitatously but then decreased over the last 30 years (still the highest death rate amongst cancers) Some cancers (e. g. pancreatic) have remained consistent in death rates, not much change at all. Breast cancer decrease over last 20 years. Colorectal cancer decrease over last 20 years. Pancreatic and uterine cancer not much change. Liver cancer slight increase over the years. All cancers in general: nothing about this in graph. All cancers are genetic but not all are inherited (characterized by mutations) Leading cause of death in the us in men and women. 32% of premature deaths (before age 75), 25% of deaths overall.
