{"id":70269,"date":"2023-10-11T18:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montelagocelticfestival.com\/?p=70269"},"modified":"2023-10-11T18:16:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-11T18:16:01","slug":"scientists-reveal-the-uks-deadliest-cancer-and-its-not-breast-or-bowel-the-8-key-signs-to-watch-out-for-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montelagocelticfestival.com\/celebrity\/scientists-reveal-the-uks-deadliest-cancer-and-its-not-breast-or-bowel-the-8-key-signs-to-watch-out-for-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists reveal the UK's deadliest cancer and it's not breast or bowel – the 8 key signs to watch out for | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LUNG cancer is still the deadliest form of the disease in the UK, a new study suggests.<\/p>\n
Scientists found the condition, which kills around 35,000 Brits every year, knocks an average of 14 years off a person's life.<\/p>\n
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That equates to about 500,000 years across the population, based on average life expectancy. <\/p>\n
Overall, 2.3 million years of life are lost to all types of cancer each year, the analysis by Cancer Research UK (CRUK) revealed. <\/p>\n
While lung cancer topped the list, bowel cancer ranked second, with almost 214,000 years of life lost, followed by breast cancer, which claims nearly 197,000 years.<\/p>\n
Annually, the diseases kill 16,000 and 11,500 people in the UK respectively. <\/p>\n
Pancreatic cancer came in at 127,000 years lost, with 9,000 deaths, while it was 114,000 years and 8,000 lives lost for cancer of the oesophagus. <\/p>\n Study author Dr Judith Offman, from Queen Mary University of London, said: "This analysis allows us to see the impact cancer has on patients and their families, and the precious time that is lost as a result."<\/p>\n Michelle Mitchell, CRUK chief executive, added: "This new analysis is a stark reminder of the impact cancer has on so many people\u2019s lives in the UK today.<\/p>\n "Behind statistics are people affected by cancer, and these years of life lost are missed chances to reach milestones and spend precious time with loved ones."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, found some cancers, like testicular and cervical, contributed to a smaller number of years lost because they aren't as common.<\/p>\n But testicular cancer still claimed an average of 33 years of life because it is usually diagnosed in younger people. <\/p>\n There are around 65 testicular cancer deaths in the UK every year, and about 850 attributed to cervical cancer. <\/p>\n Experts looked at mortality data from 1988 to 1992 and 2013 to 2017. <\/p>\n They used the age at which cancer patients died from their disease and average life expectancy for the general population to estimate how many years were lost to cancer.<\/p>\n Dr Offman said: "Measuring years of life lost over a 30-year period provides a different lens to evaluate where health policies and advances in treatment have worked and highlight areas where more needs to be done.<\/p>\n "Research like this is instrumental in helping leaders in health and politics make the best decisions for patients and their loved ones."<\/p>\n According to the NHS, one in two people will develop some form of cancer during their lifetime. <\/p>\n There are 375,000 new cases diagnosed every year, and 167,000 deaths. <\/p>\n In the UK, the four most common types of the disease are breast, lung, prostate and bowel cancer.<\/p>\n While the overall number of years lost to cancer has risen since the 1980s, experts said this was down to a growing population, and that cancer rates have declined by 15 per cent over the 30-year period.<\/p>\n MORE than 43,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer every year in the UK.<\/p>\n It is one of the most common and serious forms of the disease, and kills around 35,000 Brits annually.<\/p>\n In the early stages, people often experience no symptoms, meaning it is hard to identify.<\/p>\n But many sufferers will eventually notice some of the following signs:<\/p>\n Less common symptoms include:<\/p>\n Although people who have never smoked can develop lung cancer, smoking is the most common cause. <\/p>\n<\/picture>BIG C TOLL <\/span><\/p>\n
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