HEALTHY CHOICES

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HEALTHY LIVING
Talking about Cancer
What do we
know about
CANCER?
 In the todays world
• Cancer is the leading cause of death.
• 25% of all deaths in the world are related to cancer.
• On average, 111 people are diagnosed with cancer
every year.
 How many
types of cancer
are there?
There are over
200 types of
cancer.
Why are there so
many types of
cancer?
Different cells
have different
cancers.
 Males
Most common cancers:
1. Prostate cancer
Prostate
2. Colorectal cancer 28%
Other
3. Lung cancer 33%

Colorectal
26%
Non-
Hodgkin's
Lymphoma Lung
5% Oral 17%
8%
 Males
Most common cancers: Most deadly cancers:
1. Prostate cancer 1. Lung cancer
2. Colorectal cancer 2. Colorectal cancer
3. Lung cancer 3. Prostate cancer

Prostate
28% Lung
Other 26%
Other
33% 30%

Colorectal Oral
26% Colorectal
4% 20%
Non-
Hodgkin's Pancreas
Lymphoma Lung 5%
5% Oral 17%
8% Esophagus
5% Prostate
10%
 Females
Most common cancers:
1. Breast cancer
2. Colorectal cancer Breast
Other 40%
3. Lung cancer 29%

Uterine
4%
Thyroid Lung Colorectal
22%
4% 15%
 Females
Most common cancers: Most deadly cancers:
1. Breast cancer 1. Lung cancer
2. Colorectal cancer 2. Breast cancer
3. Lung cancer 3. Colorectal cancer

Breast
40% Lung
Other Other 26%
29% 34%

Breast
Uterine 16%
4%
Thyroid Colorectal Pancreas Colorectal
Lung
4% 22% 4% 15%
15%
Esophagus
5%
 WHAT
CAUSES
CANCER?
 Causes of
Cancer
Cancer is caused by changes (mutations) to
the DNA within cells. The DNA inside a cell is
packaged into a large number of individual
genes, each of which contains a set of
instructions telling the cell what functions to
perform, as well as how to grow and divide.
Errors in the instructions can cause the cell to
stop its normal function and may allow a cell to
become cancerous.
 WHAT
CAN WE DO?