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Solid cancer (4)
Carcinoma (epithelium: skin, glands, organs)
Sarcoma (connective/ soft tissue: bone, muscle, fat)
Melanoma (pigment cells)
Brain tumors (glioma)
burden of cancer in CH (number)
41.000 new cancer cases and 17.00 cancer deaths
Men and Woman (prevalence)
1. Prostate, Lung, Colorectal
2. Breast, Colorectal, Lung
Burden WW (new and deaths)
18.1 mio new cases
9.6 mio cancer deaths
Caner dangerous
local effects
local damage to tissue
obsturction (GIT, blood vessel)
bleeding pressure and mass effects
Cancer dangrous
systemic (6)
Bllod clots
infection
organ failure
cachexia (weight lose, weakness and fatigues = wasting syndrome)
metastasis
iatrogenic (complications of treatment and diagnosis)
metastasis
what is this_
along_
casuses problems at metastasis site: _ (4)
spread of cancer to other body parts
along lymphatic cessels or blood stream
bone, liver, lung, brain
Cancer RF (a lot)
age, amoking, alcohol, obesity, diet, PA, carcinogenic substances, radiation, sunlight, infectious agents, immunosuppresion, genetics
