The top 3 cancer treatments...
1: Surgery, 2: chemotherapy and 3: radiotherapy.
7% of all cancer patients will have all 3 treatments!
Surgery
Cuts out the tumour. Can be open (incision) or keyhole.
- 48% of patients have this
- 76% of those under 50
- 23% of those over 80
Chemotherapy
Chemically stops a cancer cell's ability from replicating.
- 28% of patients have this
- 49% of those under 50
- 9% of those over 80
Radiotherapy
Nukes the tumour with targeted (high-energy) radiation.
- 26% of patients have this
- 35% of those under 50
- 14% of those over 80