RESPIRATORY DISEASES:
LUNG CANCER LECTURE
NOTES.
,LUNG CANCER
,What is Cancer?
Division – uncontrolled cell division
Growth – formation of a lump (tumour) or large
numbers of abnormal white cells in the blood
Mutation – changes to how the cell is viewed by
the immune system
Spread – ability to move within the body and
survive in another part
, Cancer - Statistics
>9.7 million cases are detected
each year
6.7 million people will die from
cancer
Every day, around 1700
Americans die of the disease
20.4 million people living with
cancer in the world today
1 in 3 people will be diagnosed
with cancer in the UK and 1 in 4
will die from their disease
2020 15 million people will die
from cancer
LUNG CANCER LECTURE
NOTES.
,LUNG CANCER
,What is Cancer?
Division – uncontrolled cell division
Growth – formation of a lump (tumour) or large
numbers of abnormal white cells in the blood
Mutation – changes to how the cell is viewed by
the immune system
Spread – ability to move within the body and
survive in another part
, Cancer - Statistics
>9.7 million cases are detected
each year
6.7 million people will die from
cancer
Every day, around 1700
Americans die of the disease
20.4 million people living with
cancer in the world today
1 in 3 people will be diagnosed
with cancer in the UK and 1 in 4
will die from their disease
2020 15 million people will die
from cancer
