Non-melanoma skin cancer remains most common cancer globally | Figure 1

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Non-melanoma skin cancer remains the most common cancer globally.

The latest data from the Global Burden of Disease Study show that increased efforts are needed in cancer prevention and ensuring universal access to cancer care.

The Global Burden of Disease Cancer Collaboration has presented data on cancer burden for 29 cancer groups in 195 countries from 1990 to 2017.

The data show that there were 24.5 million incident cancer cases worldwide in 2017 and 9.6 million cancer deaths. The odds of developing cancer were significantly higher among those in the highest socio-demographic index (SDI) compared to those in the lowest SDI (1 in 2 vs 1 in 7).

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) remained the most common incident cancer in both men and women.

In men, the next most common cancers were tracheal, bronchus and lung (TBL) cancer, which accounted for 1.5 million cases, and prostate cancer, which accounted for 1.3 million cases. The most common causes of cancer deaths for men were TBL cancer, liver cancer and stomach cancer.

For women, after NMSC, the most common cancers were breast cancer, which accounted for 1.9 million cases, and colorectal cancer (819,000 cases). The leading causes of cancer deaths for women were breast cancer, TBL cancer and colorectal cancer.

The full data are published in JAMA Oncology.

partial hepatectomy specimen on a patient with a history of colon cancer. This slice of the #Liver shows a yellow-white mass, which is consistent with the patient's known #Metastasis. The #Liver is the number 1 most common site of #Metastases for colorectal cancers (not counting regional lymph nodes). This patient was lucky to have a single met in a resectable location.

New data highlight a significant gap in mortality rates from coronary heart diseases (CHD) in European Union (EU) countries. According to the data reported by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, more than 609,000 deaths due to CHD were reported in the EU in 2016, with almost 90 per cent of these reported among people aged over 65 years.

Early and late-stage colorectal cancer incidence rates among adults aged ≥50 years decreased during the years 1976 through 2009 (Fig. 1). However, for men and women aged <50 years (who generally did not undergo colorectal cancer screening), the early and late-stage colorectal cancer incidences remained relatively unchanged over this same period (Fig. 2).

Governor Wes Moore has proclaimed March as Colorectal Cancer Month in Maryland. The proclamation puts a much-needed spotlight on this disease, which (excluding skin cancers) is the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 and the second leading cause of cancer death in women under 50.

A 52-year-old man presented with a 20-minute history of chest pain radiating to the left shoulder and neck, associated with dyspnea and diaphoresis. He had a history of hypertension, long-term smoking, and a sedentary lifestyle. On physical examination, bibasilar crackles were noted on lung auscultation. An electrocardiogram (ECG) was performed in the primary care setting, and the patient was promptly referred to the emergency department.

A 28-year-old woman presented with a 3-day history of intense pruritus over the lower back. She reported no recent travel or exposure to new environments. She cares for a small kennel with approximately eight dogs rescued from the streets. Physical examination revealed multiple small vesicles, some clustered and others scattered, predominantly involving the lumbar region and the left gluteal area.

A 4-month-old male infant presented with skin lesions localized to the chin for the past 3 days. Physical examination revealed multiple small pustules with surrounding inflammatory signs on the chin, along with a few scattered papules on the chest.

Patient in late teens presenting after a collapse, no chest pain, no previous cardiac history, no history of sudden death in family, are there any features in this ekg that would warrant further work-up or is this just a pediatric ekg?