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80% of people with pancreatic cancer get a diagnosis too late. Only 3-6% of diagnosed patients go on to live for five years. More than 90% of tumors are pancreatic adenocarcinomas (PDAC). Early diagnosis increases the chances of 5 years of living by 10.

Every third cancer in women is breast cancer. 5-year survival rate if breast cancer is found early is 99%. 1 in 8 women is diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. Approximately 1 out of every 100 patients who are diagnosed with breast cancer is a man.

One person dies from a stroke every 3.5 minutes. One will have a stroke for every four adults aged 25 and up worldwide. It is possible to prevent 8 out of 10 strokes by changing the lifestyle and managing risks. Annually, 15 million people have a stroke; 5 million die, and 5 million suffer disabilities.

Most TACEs require about 90 minutes. About 70% of the patients will have their liver problems get better. TACE therapy can be repeated in 1-2 months after the first procedure. TACE can halt tumors from expanding or make them smaller in about two-thirds of cases.

TACP combined with brachytherapy had a 2-year survival rate of 63.5%. 84.2% of breast cancer patients with liver metastases got better with TACP. TACP shows a 70.3% disease control rate of inoperable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Transarterial chemoperfusion shows 70% positive results (7,5% complete response, 22,5% partial response, 40% stable) in patients with recurred and advanced pancreatic carcinoma.

Due to the studies, proton therapy for liver cancer helps to free from cancer 46% of people after 3 years. Up to 60% less radiation is sent to the tissues around the tumor because of this treatment. Proton therapy patients had a 31-month survival rate, compared to 14 months for radiation therapy patients.