HC Deb 14 June 1995 vol 261 cc586-8W
Mr. McFall

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list for each geographical unit within Argyll and Clyde health board the number and percentage of (a) all cancers, for male and female, (b) breast cancer, female (c) colo-rectal cancer, male and female and (d) prostate cancer, male, registered within the period 1984 to 1989 inclusive and surviving for at least five years; and how many individuals in each category were registered only on death. [27577]

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton: The information requested is set out in the tables.

Table 2: Total numbers of persons registered with cancer and eligible for inclusion in survival analysis2, numbers and percentage alive at five years following diagnosis by site of cancer, geographical area of residence at diagnosis and sex, Argyll and Clyde Health Board, 1984–89
(A) All malignant neoplasms (ICD-9 140–2081)
Males Five years after diagnosis Females Five years after diagnosis
Area of residence at diagnosis Number of cases2 Numbers alive Percentage alive Number of cases2 Numbers alive Percentage alive
Area 1 G52, G53, G60, G78,
G82, G83, G84 998 220 22.0 1,009 378 37.5
Area 2 PA1-PA9 1,768 324 18.3 1,778 546 30.7
Area 3 PA10-PA19 1,316 265 20.1 1,284 395 30.8
Area 4 PA2O-PA29 461 87 18.8 490 158 32.3
Area 5 PA3O-PA39 263 72 27.5 269 95 35.4
Area 6 PA40-PA49 30 8 26.5 41 12 29.3
Area 7 PA60-PA69 9 3 33.3 13 2 15.4
Area 8 PA70-PA79 32 14 43.8 35 15 42.9
Argyll and Clyde Health Board 4,877 990 20.3 4,919 1,604 32.6
1 Excludes registrations of non-melanoma skin cancer (ICD-9 173).
2 Excludes

(i) second and subsequent primary tumours in any patient.

(ii) registrations made from death certificate only.

(iii) registrations where the vital status of the patient is unknown.

(B) Cancer of the large bowel (ICD-9 153+154)
Males Five years after diagnosis Females Five years after diagnosis
Area of residence at diagnosis Number of cases2 Numbers alive Percentage alive Number of cases2 Numbers alive Percentage alive
Area 1 G52, G53, G60, G78,
G82, G83, G84 117 36 30.7 144 48 33.6
Area 2 PA1-PA9 176 38 21.8 226 59 26.3
Area 3 PA10-PA19 133 40 30.4 159 60 37.6
Area 4 PA20-PA29 65 17 25.6 63 24 37.8
Area 5 PA3O-PA39 40 14 34.2 48 16 32.5
Area 6 PA40-PA49 4 1 25.0 2 0 0.0
Area 7 PA60-PA69 3 2 66.7 4 0 0.0
Area 8 PA7O-PA79 6 2 33.3 9 2 22.2
Argyll and Clyde Health Board 544 150 27.6 655 209 31.9
1 Excludes

(i) second and subsequent primary tumours in any patient.

(ii) registrations made from death certificate only.

(iii) registrations where the vital status of the patient is unknown.

(B) Cancer of the prostate (ICD-9 185) and female breast (ICD-9 174)
Males Five years after diagnosis Females Five years after diagnosis
Area of residence at diagnosis Number of cases2 Numbers alive Percentage alive Number of cases2 Numbers alive Percentage alive
Area 1 G52, G53, G60, G78,
G82, G83, G84 71 23 32.0 267 154 57.8
Area 2 PA1-PA9 155 45 29.2 375 214 57.0
Area 3 PA10-PA19 121 30 24.8 295 151 51.3
Area 4 PA20-PA29 45 7 14.8 98 47 47.6
Area 5 PA3O-PA39 38 14 35.6 69 38 54.5
Area 6 PA40-PA49 3 2 66.7 18 5 27.8
Area 7 PA60-PA69 0 — — 3 1 33.3
Area 8 PA7O-PA79 2 1 50.0 5 4 80.0
Argyll and Clyde Health Board 435 121 27.9 1,130 614 54.3
1 Excludes

(i) second and subsequent primary tumours in any patient.

(ii) registrations made from death certificate only.

(iii) registrations where the vital status of the patient is unknown.