§ Ms JowellTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many patients with lung cancer were over 75 in the following years(a) 1993–94, (b) 1994–95 and (c) 1995–96; and what proportion of the total these figures represent. [1118]
§ Mr. HoramInformation is held centrally in the hospital episode system—HES—for diagnosis using specific codes under ICD9 classification, copies of which are available in the Library. The latest year available is 1994–95. Data for the number of finished consultant episodes with primary diagnosis "Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung"—ICD code 162—in NHS hospitals in England are shown in the table:
Data year Total cases 75 years and over Percentage of 75 years and over of total 1993–94 57,822 13,620 24 1994–95 57,823 13,138 23 Episodes where the age of the person was unknown have been allocated pro rata.