There were more than 100,000 new cases of cancer in 2010. An increase of 36 percent in 10 years. Thus NKR-Cancer Registration. Article posted 30 January 2012
30 January 20112: Source NKR
Without further comment here the press release issued by the NKR:
In 2010 almost 100,000 times diagnosed with cancer
UTRECHT-In the first decade of the 21st century, the number of new patients with cancer increased from 98.500 per year, an increase of 72.200 to 36%. This is evident from the figures of the Dutch Cancer registration (NKR). Breast, bowel, skin, lung and prostate cancer prevention for the most. Striking is the increase in the number of new patients with skin cancer. In 2010 there are 13.300 people diagnosed with skin cancer against 6,500 in 2000. That is an increase of 105%. There is also a strong increase of lung cancer in women, namely 81%.
The number of new cancer patients rises for years, with about 3% per year. The growth is expected to be even higher in the coming decades. This is due to the ever increasing life expectancy. At the same time, more and more people from the post-war baby boom reach an age when cancer. The top of these so-called double ageing is expected until around 2040 (see annex figure 1: localizations of cancer).
Life expectancy has risen over the past decade with about three years. As people live longer, takes the chance of developing cancer. Another reason for the increased chance of cancer is a change of lifestyles. In the 70s of last century as more women take up smoking, which increases the number of women with lung cancer now. For women, the chance of cancer of 1 in 4 to 1 in 3 and 1 in 3 men's 2.5 to 1.
The number of people with cancer of 85 years and older is increasing the hardest. In this age group are especially for skin cancer, colon cancer and breast cancer. People 65 to 85 years often have intestinal, lung and prostate cancer. People under 65 years get the most breast cancer, followed by skin and lung cancer (see annex figure 2: gender and age).
Almost 3.5% of all Dutch people live with cancer or has in the past had cancer. It comes to about 570,000 people. This number rises quickly, because more and more people cured of cancer. The percentage of patients that five years after diagnosis is still alive, has increased from 48% in 1989-1993 to 60% in 2004-2009. Health care will focus on significantly growing number of cancer patients must make it in the coming decades. This will include innovations in the organisation of care are required.
