• Every year 58,000 plus women and 400 plus men are diagnosed with breast cancer.
• About 11,400 women and 85 men die from breast cancer each year (some 32 deaths every day).
• Breast cancer is the 2nd most common cause of cancer death in women and accounts for about 15% of all female cancer deaths.

• Every year over 52,000 men get this diagnosis. 
• About 12,000 men die from prostate cancer each year (33 deaths per  day.)
• Prostate cancer is the 2nd most common cause of cancer death in men in the UK, accounting for about 14% of all cancer deaths in males.

• For the 1st time this century, more people were diagnosed with bowel cancer (42,000) than lung cancer (40,000). 
• About 16,800 people die from bowel cancer every year (that's about 46 deaths per day).  
• Bowel cancer is the 2nd most common cause of cancer death in the UK, accounting for about 10% of all cancer deaths.

• Every year more than 40,000 people are diagnosed with lung cancer. 72% of lung cancer cases in the UK are caused by smoking.
• About 34,800 people die from lung cancer each year (that's some 95 deaths per day). 
• Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death in the UK, accounting for about 21% of all cancer deaths.

Primary cancer refers to the location of original cancer. Breast cancer is cancer that starts in the breast, bowel cancer starts in the bowel, and so on.

When a cancer spreads to other parts of the body it does not become a new cancer. So, if your bowel cancer spreads to your liver, it does not become liver cancer. It is still bowel cancer.

Secondary cancer is the same type of cancer as the original (primary) cancer - it has migrated to other parts of the body. The medical term used for this is metastatic (pronounced meta-static).

Metastatic cancer, in most cases, is NOT curable. Treatment can slow tumour growth and ease many of the symptoms. It's possible to live for several years with some types of cancer, even after metastasis.

Metastatic cancer has the same name as the primary cancer. For example, breast cancer that spreads to the lung is called metastatic breast cancer, not lung cancer. It is treated as stage 4 breast cancer, not as lung cancer.

A silent tumor, also known as an asymptomatic or silent cancer. It is a cancerous growth that does not cause noticeable symptoms until it progresses to later stages.

These tumors can remain undetected for years, making early diagnosis and treatment challenging.

Example types of silent cancer include certain breast, prostate, thyroid, ovarian, pancreatic, and lung cancers.

A tumour is a swelling or mass of abnormal tissue that forms when cells grow uncontrollably.

Tumours can be benign (non-cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), with malignant tumours having the potential to invade nearby tissues and spread to other parts of the body.

Cancer five-year survival rates refer to the percentage of people who are still alive five years after their diagnosis. These rates vary widely depending on the type of cancer, its stage at diagnosis, and available treatments.