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What is the percentage of all bile diseases caused by gallbladder cancer in India and Chile?
What is the most common cause of death in Australia among people over 65 years of age?
What is the ratio of female to male incidence of gallbladder cancer?
What is the percentage of 5-year survival rate for pancreas cancer?
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What is the most common cancer of death in Australia in 2007?
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What is the percentage of stomach cancer cases that are diagnosed at an advanced stage?
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What is the ratio of male to female incidence of stomach cancer?
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What is the percentage of esophagus cancer cases that are diagnosed at a localised stage?
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What is the percentage of lung cancer deaths that are linked to smoking?
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Study Notes
Liver Cancer
- 7th most common cause of death in Australia
- 6th in 2023
- GALLBLADDER accounts for 9% of all bile diseases
- Highest incidence in Africa, Asia, India, and Chile
- Female to Male ratio: 381
- 80-year-olds have the highest incidence in Australia, with mortality rates dropping
Pancreas Cancer
- 5th most common cause of death in Australia
- 5-year survival rate: 6%
- 80% of cases are diagnosed at an advanced stage
- Survival rate: 3-6 months
- Smoking doubles the risk, responsible for 20-30% of cases
- Highest incidence in 2009: 2,546 new cases in Australia, accounting for 2.2% of total cases
Stomach Cancer
- 27% survival rate
- No massive benefit from radiotherapy
- Mean age: 70.0
- Male to Female ratio: 2:1
- Highest incidence in Japan, Korea, Russia, Chile, and Iceland
- 1.8% of new cases, 206% of deaths
Common Cancers of Death in Australia (2010)
- Organs affected: 1,346 (Male), 5,179 (Female), 2,136 (Higher death rate)
- Prostate Cancer: 3,235
- Breast Cancer: 2,864
- Pancreas: 1,515
- Lung: Deaths in 2023 = 8,600, Cases = 14,782, Survival rate = 24%
Desophagus Cancer
- RARE: >102% incidence since 1982
- Males are higher than Females: 1.40% incidence
- 5-year survival rate: 40% (localised), 20-25% (regional), 3-5% (distant metastasis)
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Description
This quiz covers the epidemiology of liver cancer, including its global prevalence, mortality rates, and risk factors such as smoking and pancreas cancer.
