Living Well While Surviving Cancer
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Last week, I did a radio interview about the purpose of my new book Surviving Cancer and Embracing Life: My Personal Journey.
As with the book, the interview is uplifting and describes how I have gotten through my time with pancreatic cancer. The book is free by clicking here.
You may access the full interview by clicking below. [Note: In the near future, I will be dividing the interview into much smaller clips. :-)]
Today, we look at cancer rates by country.
Yesterday, we cited some interesting cancer facts. Now, let’s look at cancer rates by country. And there are some surprises!
As reported by Evan Comen for 24/7 Wall Street:
“About 1 in every 6 deaths on the planet is due to cancer, the second leading cause of death worldwide. In the United States alone, the cost of cancer care amounts to approximately $157 billion in medical expenditures per year. As the global population ages, the prevalence of cancer is likely to increase. So will the costs of care as more advanced, expensive treatments become the medical standard.”
“Correlated with factors like age, income, and health behaviors, the incidence of cancer varies heavily around the world. The quality of medical treatment and access to health care is worse in poorer, developing nations. Yet, age is the main risk factor for cancer. And many countries with high incidence of cancer are wealthy, developed nations with high life expectancy.”
“To determine the countries with the highest incidence of new cancer cases, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the estimated age-adjusted new cancer diagnosis rates for 185 countries in 2018 with data from the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer.”
Click the image of Croatia to see the other 15 countries on 24/7 Wall St.’s list.
Let’s look at lesser-known cancer facts.
There’s still a lot that we do not know about cancer. Today, we look at several “surprising” cancer facts. As 24/7 Wall St. notes:
“No place is immune to cancer. And nearly everyone is familiar with the disease in one form or another. We have learned much about cancer. Yet there is much more still to learn.”
“To identify the most surprising facts about cancer, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed recent reports released by the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institute, Cancer Atlas, and World Health Organization. We opted for generally less well-known facts.”
These are among the 20 facts cited:
Click the image to read more.
Click the image to learn more about the health-efficiency index and to see the latest index rankings. The United States is tied for 54th!
The United States annually spends more than $9,500 per person for health care. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of this spending lags far behind many other nations (that spend a lot less).
According to a recent Bloomberg report:
“Want medical care without quickly draining your fortune? Try Singapore or Hong Kong as your healthy havens. The U.S. will cost you the most for treatment, both in absolute terms and relative to average incomes. Yet, the life expectancy of Americans — about 79 years — was exceeded by more than 25 countries and territories, according to an annual Bloomberg analysis in almost 200 economies.”
“A health-efficiency index was then created to rank those with average lifespans of at least 70 years, GDP per-capita exceeding $5,000 and a minimum population of 5 million. And Americans aren’t getting their medical money’s worth, according to each of the categories.”
“The U.S. had the second-highest per-capita spending on health care at $9,536. Switzerland’s average based on gross domestic product was $9,818. But that $282 supplement helped deliver an extra 4.2 years of life — with the average Swiss lifespan of almost 83.”
Click the image to learn more about the health-efficiency index and to see the latest index rankings. The United States is tied for 54th!
To conclude this week’s series on valuable resources from leading organizations, let us look at the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Prevention. It offers various multimedia resources.
To continue our series on valuable resources from leading organizations, let us look at the National Cancer Institute. It offers several types of multimedia resources.
Videos (at its YouTube Channel)
Infographics
Photography/Biomedical Illustrations
B-Roll Videos (PR)
Yesterday, we highlighted the video library of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Today, we highlight three of the infographic resources of the American Institute for Cancer Research.
Click the infographics for larger versions.
