Physio in cancer care

Physiotherapy in cancer care: a new concept

A pitch to Healthcare Improvement Scotland Service Change Team

role of physiotherapy in public health

- Physiotherapy has multimodal treatment protocols to help promote, restore and maintain movement and function, while reducing many other symptoms- This links well with the role of Public Health: disease prevention, health promotion, and reduced mortality- A reduction in the health gap between the. most affluent areas and the most deprived areas(Public Health Scotland, 2022)

40%

will develop cancer in their lifetime

67.5%

Survival rate in 2020

IW

VW

Scottish Government (2023)

Public Health Scotland (2023)

Developing Physiotherapy

1

Its stance in Public Health

Treating individuals only

3

Face to face only

2

Mixed ways of treating patients

Additionally, Treating Populations

Millet (2017)

Managing Illness

Educating on how to remain healthy

Yasobant and Mohanty (2017)

192

10,031

30,863

Cancer Incidence 2020 in Scotland

Dealth from cancer per week in 2020 in Scotland

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Number of deaths from cancer in 2020 in Scotland

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Scottish Government (2022)

Incidence rate of cancer between the most and least deprived areas of Scotland

How do inequalities impact health?

Cancer incidence rates