St gemma’s hospice

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St Gemma’s Hospice

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

In most cases, however, childhood 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.

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

BUT WITH A FEW DONATIONS THESE

LIVES CAN BE SAVED

£30=Telephone advice service

£435=Care for 1 person for a day

£190=For a nurse to vist a patients house

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

YOU AND CANCER

You will all of heard of Charlotte Booth. Without funding from numerous fundraising events she would have not of being able to travel to America to receive life saving treatment

Every single person in the world has being affected by cancer whether it be someone in there family or just someone they know,and at least 1 family member (no matter how far back) will have died of cancer

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