• Question: What's the most common cancer in the UK?

    Asked by widow to Omur, Jimi on 14 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Omur Tastan

      Omur Tastan answered on 14 Mar 2016:

      Breast cancer is the most common cancer in UK and in several other countries. If detected early, the survival rates are good. That’s why early detection is key. A simple examining of the breast tissue by a nurse can help detect the little tumors before they become really big and attack other parts of our bodies.

      My aunt is a breast cancer survivor and I am proud of her!!

    • Photo: Jimi Wills

      Jimi Wills answered on 15 Mar 2016:

      The most common in men is prostate cancer.
      Just over 50,000 people got breast cancer in UK in 2013, and just under 50,000 got prostate cancer. About 25,000 people got lung cancer and another 25,000 got bowel cancer.

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