UK or US....?.....possibly excluding lung cancer through smoking?
percentage terms or whatever......
2007-02-12 10:44:19 · 8 answers · asked by Keith W 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
I think it is that we are more aware and are given statistics so it does seem like more. My mum who is 82 was telling me that when she was young a few did die only it was kept quiet as people thought it was contagious and a dirty word, even when my dad died with it. The word cancer was whispered or mouthed, there used to be a comic sketch years ago with Les Dawson and the word change referring to the menopause was mouthed. this became funny as it was very true of older people a dirty word. So no I don't think it has got worse it's that we are more aware.
2007-02-12 19:16:34 · answer #1 · answered by Bernie c 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Per head of population and given the fact that western nations have a greater life expectancy, cancer has actually decreased and morbity rates as a result of cancer have also decreased. It is impossible to give a definitive figure since cancers are corrolated as to type and likely prevelance (ie breast cancer in women, testicular cancer in men, leukemia in children) so there are no overall figures in which all cancer related illnesses are pooled.
2007-02-12 19:00:07 · answer #2 · answered by bumbleboi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most everyone would like people to believe Cancer is more prevalent now then ever. All that has increased is the ability to diagnose it. Do you know how many people died in the 19th century from "consumption?" That was just a fancy way of saying they have no idea what it was exactly, but it was bad usually some form of cancer.
2007-02-12 18:51:06 · answer #3 · answered by Joshua L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is more on the decline or should I say more cures and remedies are available
2007-02-13 02:53:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really
but it has on scales but thats because of the increase in population and that it is easier to indentify
2007-02-12 18:53:29 · answer #5 · answered by liam0_m 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not sure. Maybe we just know more about it. But it does seem that majority of people are dieing from it.
2007-02-12 18:55:33 · answer #6 · answered by Afi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
2007-02-12 18:46:29 · answer #7 · answered by NONAME 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
it hasn't ,they just got rid of the old names, such as TB and put them all under cancer .
2007-02-12 18:51:18 · answer #8 · answered by NIGEL R 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋