Epidemiology of Liver Cancer

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?

What is the most common cancer of death in Australia in 2007?

What is the percentage of stomach cancer cases that are diagnosed at an advanced stage?

What is the ratio of male to female incidence of stomach cancer?

What is the percentage of esophagus cancer cases that are diagnosed at a localised stage?

What is the percentage of lung cancer deaths that are linked to smoking?

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)

This quiz covers the epidemiology of liver cancer, including its global prevalence, mortality rates, and risk factors such as smoking and pancreas cancer.