Medicare determines the expected staffing time per resident per day depending on level of care the residents of Grimes Center require. It is important to compare the reported time to expected time for a single facility instead of comparing the amount of time per resident of two facilities. Learn why.
5. Prostate cancer: 144,926 lives. This cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in men, after lung and bronchial cancer, according to the NCI. Prostate cancer usually starts to grow slowly in the prostate gland, which produces the seminal fluid to transport sperm.
Smoking is related to 20% of cancer deaths worldwide, and causes 70% of all lung cancer deaths. Although the incidence of cancer is lower in developing countries, they account for a larger percentage of cancer deaths worldwide. In 2008, 72% of cancer deaths were from low to middle income countries. This is due to lower survival rates caused by poor accessibility to optimal health care. For instance, of the 275,000 women who die annually from cervical cancer, more than 85% are from developing nations.