The global economic cancer burden

Cancer is costly...The economic cost* of cancer exceeds that of any other disease...

* Economic losses from disability and premature deaths. Excludes direct medical costs.Sources: American Cancer Society, Livestrong, World Health Organization.

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$895bn cancer

$1.8bn cost of reducing exposure to key risk factors like smoking, drinking and poor diet

$753bn heart disease

$298bn stroke

$204bn diabetes

$141bn suicide

$203bn chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

$45bn tubercolosis

$25bn malaria

$193bn HIV/AIDS

$204bn traffic accidents

But cost effective solutions exist

$0.6bn smoking

$0.4bn diet and exercise

$0.8bn alcohol

and could prevent

cancer cases

1 in 3

One in three cancer cases can be preventedTips to reduce your cancer risk

For every 100 people who get cancer33 cases could be prevented through simple lifestyle changes

Information is BeautifulSources: World Health Organization, World Cancer Research Fund.See bit.ly/cancerburden for full data list.

Get sweaty

30 mins of physical activity a day(60 mins for children) reduces risk for several major cancers.

Love your skin

Sizzling in the sun - or on a sunbed -increases your risk of developing skincancer, especially if you're under 30.

Good for the gut

Eating lots of fibre (in fruit and veg and wholegrains) cuts your risk

of colorectal cancer.

Know your limits

Alcohol increases cancer risk. No more than two drinks for men and one for

women per day.

Take care

Downsize

Being overweight is linked with several cancers such as oesophagus,

colorectal, breast and kidney.

Quit!

The world’s single, biggest causeof cancer. More than 25% of all cancer

deaths. 10% of all adult deaths.

Get vaccinated

Infections like Hep B, C and HPV cause up to 20% of cancer deaths in developing

countries (9% in developed).

Become an eco warrior

Environmental pollution of air, water and soil with cancer-causing chemicals

accounts for 1-4% of all cancers.

Get involved

Eat well

Shake off salt

Too much salt increasesyour risk of stomach cancer.Eat no more than 5g a day.

Stay out of the red

Eating lots of beef, pork and lamb,bacon and sausages is associated

with colorectal cancers.

5 a day

An apple a day keeps the doctoraway - literally. Eating fruit and vegmay reduce risks for many cancers.

Not so sweet

Sugary soft drinks, sweet and fatty foodscause weight gain, which increases

your cancer risk. Water's better.

* Figures for SARS are based on deaths in 2002-3.Sources: World Health Organization, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Globocan 2008, PubMed.

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Cancer mortality compared to other diseases

340,000

meningitis49%

41

bird flu 58%

1.8mdeaths per year

HIV/AIDS69% fatality rate

350,000

hepatitis C10%

55,000

rabies (untreated)100%

830,000

malaria0.3%

1.3m

tuberculosis17%

375,000

seasonal flu0.1%

110,000

cholera3%

164,000

measles0.6%

18,650

MRSA20%

774

SARS*9.5%

% fatality rate (chance of a person dying if they have the disease)

number of worldwide deaths per year caused by non-communicable diseases

7.6m

2.5m Good news - 1 in 3

avoidable deaths with prevention, early

detection and treatment

cancer

60%

Total non-communicable diseases (including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases, diabetes)

30.4m

number of worldwide deaths per year caused by cancer

Health inequalities - Where you live matters Income level influences 5 year survival rate

Note: the lack of a colour spot means missing data.Sources: International Agency for Research on Cancer, UK Office for National Statistics, National Cancer Institute.

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5 year survival rate

100%

90%

80%

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

Bladder

Bladder

All cancers

All cancers

Stomach

Stomach

Breast

Breast

Cervix

Cervix

Colon

Colon

Lymphoma (Hodgkin)

Lymphoma (Hodgkin)

Ovary

Ovary

Pancreas

Pancreas

Prostate

Prostate

Skin

Skin

Larynx

Larynx

Lung

Lung

Liver

Liver

high highmid

lowmid

low

Country level income

highhighmid

lowmid low

Country level income

Safe, effective and affordable HPV vaccines may prevent up to 70% of

cervical cancer cases

Lack of public awareness of breast cancer remains a critical obstacle in

developing countries where it is commonly diagnosed at an advanced,

less treatable stage

HBV immunisation of infants is the most effective strategy for preventing

deadly liver cancer

102030405060

102030405060

2010

2010

Sources: International Agency for Research on Cancer, Globocan 2008.See bit.ly/cancerburden for full data list. Information is Beautiful

Race for LifeIncidence and mortality in the developing and developed world

developed countries developing countries

cases mortalitypeople per 100,000 populationpeople per 100,000 population

9 3 2

11 15

6 12

1

1

3

5

17 25

12

4

1

3

10

3

66 27

918

1130

2

2

47

513

1931

12

4

2

12

9 1

15 11

26

62

7

59

9

3

9

2

3

2 6

6

0 1

0 0

7 12

10

5

3Lymphoma(Non-Hodgkin)

Bladder

All cancers

Breast

Cervix

Colorectum

Kidney

Larynx

Leukaemia

Liver

Lung

Lymphoma(Hodgkin)

49 3 7Oesophagus

Ovary

Pancreas

Prostate

Skin melanoma

Stomach

Thyroid

100 100200

3

0 1

Lip/oral cavity

Nasopharynx

Other pharynx

4 14 2

1 1

3 2 1 2

00

256 148 101 111

In 2008 there were almost 500,000 million breast cancer deaths with

60% of these occurring in developing countries.

In 2008 there were 694,000 deaths from liver cancer with almost 85% of cases

occurring in developing countries.

In 2008 cervical cancer claimed the lives of 275,000 women of which 88%

were in developing countries