Ancient times
Father of Medicine
Hippocrates
Name the term: "Approximate chance that a person will develop cancer during a certain period"
Absolute risk
Most prevalent cancer in men
Prostate cancer
Most prevalent cancer in women
Breast cancer
Most effective treatment for early-stage cancer
Surgery
The four humors of the body
Phlegm, black bile, yellow bile and blood
Name the term: "Compares a group's chance of developing cancer compared to other groups"
Relative risk
Number of men that get diagnosed with prostate cancer every day
71
Number of women diagnosed with cancer every year
About 130,000
Treatments used to treat breast cancer
Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormonal therapy
Humor responsible for cancer
Black bile from a weak liver
Name the 4 most common and non-specific risk factors of cancer
Aging, obesity, alcohol and tobacco use
Probability of developing prostate cancer
1 in 8 Canadian men
Prevalence of breast cancer in Canadian women
1 in 8
Treatments for recurrent prostate cancer
Radiation therapy and hormone therapy
The word "cancer" is derived from this ancient word
Carcinos
What are the first steps that can be taken to decrease their risk?
Eliminate tobacco and alcohol use, exercise, and eat healthy
Test used to screen for prostate cancer
PSA test (prostate-specific antigen)
5 year survival rate for breast cancer
Approximately 90%
Form of outpatient treatment that allows for flexibility
Radiation
Aspects of Ancient cancer treatment still utilized today
Surgical removal of tissue, sutures, wound care (they used bread and salt) + cleaning every 2-3 days
Test that looks into a person's family history to assess which cancers they are at risk for
The 2 years that prostate cancer cases peaked
1993 and 2001
The year that number breast cancer deaths peaked
1986 - and declining since
Why do we care
Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada. Within the Canadian population, about 43% of the population will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. As nurses, we will all encounter cancer at some point in our education and careers