Cancer mortality will decrease by 17 by 2030%

In 2010, 170 out of every 100,000 thousand people in the UK died from cancer. However, a statistical analysis carried out taking into account the peculiarities of the age structure of the country's population showed that, in general, by 2030, this figure is expected to decrease by 16.8%, to 142 per 100,000. The main reason for this should be improved survival achieved through early diagnosis and more effective treatment. A certain role is also played by reducing the incidence of cancer associated with smoking.

It is expected that the most pronounced decrease in mortality – by more than 40% (42.6%) – will be characteristic of ovarian cancer, the mortality from which will decrease from 9.1 to 5.3 per 100,000 women by 2030.

A significant reduction in mortality is also expected for such nosologies as breast cancer in women, bowel cancer and prostate cancer in men – by 28%, 23% and 16%, respectively.

However, according to forecasts, certain types of cancer will claim more lives than before. Thus, mortality from oral cancer will increase by 22% (from 2.9 to 3.5 per 100,000 population), and liver cancer – by 39% (from 4.2 to 5.9 per 100,000 population).

According to Dr. Harpal Kumar, Executive Director of Cancer Research UK, it is obvious that if we strive to completely eliminate cancer as a cause of premature death of people, there is still a lot of work to be done.

Evgeniya Ryabtseva
Portal "Eternal youth" http://vechnayamolodost.ru According to Cancer Research UK: Cancer Deaths Expected To Drop 17% By 2030.

28.09.2012