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Cancer Epidemiology

Cancer is the leading cause of death in developed countries and the second in developing countries, with breast, lung, and colon cancers being the most common. In Poland, cancer mortality rates are higher than the EU average, with rising deaths over the last 50 years. Key risk factors include tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and air pollution, while mammograms are recommended for effective breast cancer screening in women aged 50-69.

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Cancer Epidemiology

Cancer is the leading cause of death in developed countries and the second in developing countries, with breast, lung, and colon cancers being the most common. In Poland, cancer mortality rates are higher than the EU average, with rising deaths over the last 50 years. Key risk factors include tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet, physical inactivity, and air pollution, while mammograms are recommended for effective breast cancer screening in women aged 50-69.

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Cancer epidemiology

1. Cancer is the rst cause of death worldwide in


________countries and the second cause of death in
_________ countries. Ans: developed/developing

2. The top 3 common cancers in 2020 ? Breast,


Lung, Colon

3. The top 3 most causes of cancer death in 2020?


Lung, Colon, Liver

4. What are the 3 types of carcinogens to cause


cancer? Physical, biological and chemical

5. List 5 examples of risk factors to cause cancer?


Tobacco use, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diet,
physical inactivity and air pollution are risk factors

6. Cancer mortality in Poland? The rate is higher


than in the EU.

7. The most common types of cancer in women in


Poland ? Breast, Lung, colorectal cancer (2016)
8. The most common types of cancer in women in
Poland ? Prostate, Lung, colorectal cancer (2016)

9. The number of cancer deaths in Poland is


increasing. In the last 50 years it has risen by how
many tomes? a) 1 b)1.5 c)2 d)2.5

10. In the case of breast cancer, women aged 50–69


are covered by which examination to be the most
e ective for screening? mammograms

References:
1. WHO website
2. Review article Cancer incidence and mortality in
Poland, Urszula Religioni, Warsaw School of
Economics, Madalińskiego 6/8, 02-513, Warsaw,
Poland

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