Essentials of
radiotherapy
,Why are stats important
• Epidemiology
• Public health
• Service monitoring
• Research
• Incidence
• Prevalence
• How pt are diagnosed
• How ppl are treated
• What are the outcomes for ppl with cancer (cancer is 2nd leadin
cause of death
,Who is involved
• Office for national stats
• Public health England
• National cancer registration and analysis service
• Department of health and social care
• World health organisation
, Epidemiology
• Study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and
causes of health and disease conditions in prefixed
populations
• Essential in public health and shapes policy decisions
and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factor
for disease and targets for preventative healthcare
• The study of the factors affecting cancer, including
trends and causes so improved treatments can be
developed
• Prevention->detection-> better outcomes
radiotherapy
,Why are stats important
• Epidemiology
• Public health
• Service monitoring
• Research
• Incidence
• Prevalence
• How pt are diagnosed
• How ppl are treated
• What are the outcomes for ppl with cancer (cancer is 2nd leadin
cause of death
,Who is involved
• Office for national stats
• Public health England
• National cancer registration and analysis service
• Department of health and social care
• World health organisation
, Epidemiology
• Study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and
causes of health and disease conditions in prefixed
populations
• Essential in public health and shapes policy decisions
and evidence-based practice by identifying risk factor
for disease and targets for preventative healthcare
• The study of the factors affecting cancer, including
trends and causes so improved treatments can be
developed
• Prevention->detection-> better outcomes
