§ Mr. GalbraithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is the mortality one year after diagnosis for(a) colonic cancer and (b) breast cancer for each health board.
§ Mr. Michael ForsythMortality figures one year after diagnosis for the period 1983–87 are as follows:
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Colonic Cancer Health Board Number of registrations 1983–87 Percentage of Patients who died within one year of diagnosis Argyll and Clyde 620 45 Ayrshire and Arran 596 44 Borders 203 34 Dumfries and Galloway 246 39 Fife 522 42 Forth Valley 405 42 Grampian 813 44 Greater Glasgow 1,650 45 Highland 403 35 Lanarkshire 590 43 Lothian 1,232 42 Orkney 30 43 Shetland 34 53 Tayside 812 45 Western Isles 55 36
Health Board Number of registrations 1983–87 Percentage of Patients who died within one year of diagnosis Scotland Total 8,211 43
Breast Cancer Health Board Number of registrations 1983–87 Percentage of patients who died within one year of diagnosis Argyll and Clyde 856 17 Ayrshire and Arran 763 15 Borders 265 16 Dumfries and Galloway 331 14 Fife 768 13 Forth Valley 597 14 Grampian 992 11 Greater Glasgow 2,246 13 Highland 519 14 Lanarkshire 1,017 14 Lothian 1,865 14 Orkney 40 5 Shetland 64 19 Tayside 1,013 14 Western Isles 89 12 Scotland Total 11,425 14