§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the five year survival rates are for each main group of cancer, distinguishing between men and women,(a) nationally, (b) in each NHS region and (c) for each health authority in the (i) Northern and (ii) Yorkshire region. [140534]
§ Miss Melanie Johnson[holding answer 27 November 2000]: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Len Cook to Mr. Jim Cousins, dated 28 November 2000
595WAs National Statistician I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking what the five year survival rates are for each main group of cancer, distinguishing between men and women, nationally, in each NHS region and for each health authority in the Northern and Yorkshire region. (140534).The latest available data on the survival of patients diagnosed with cancer by sex nationally were published in 'Cancer survival in England and Wales, 1991–98' published by the Office for National Statistics in the summer 2000 edition of Health Statistics Quarterly (HSQ no. 6) and contain figures for 20 common cancers. The most recent survival figures for each health regional office area and for each health authority for cancers of the female breast, lung, cervix and colon were published in 'Quality and Performance in the NHS: NHS Performance Indicators' which can be found at www.doh.gov.uk/nhsperformanceindicators. Comparable figures for cancers of the stomach, prostate and bladder are available and are presented in the attached tables for the areas requested.
Table 1: Cancer survival by health regional office areas, 1991–98: five-year relative survival (%) to 31 December 1998 for cancers registered in 1991–93 Stomach Prostate Bladder Health regional office area Men Women Men Men Women Northern and Yorkshire 7.6 9.5 47.8 57.3 48.2 Trent 9.0 8.6 43.2 62.0 57.6 Eastern 6.8 10.2 50.5 63.4 50.6 London 13.3 12.0 50.5 68.5 61.8 South East 10.0 11.2 52.3 70.4 60.0 South West 10.8 10.6 50.1 71.1 63.8 West Midlands 10.4 8.6 48.8 67.5 58.1 North West 8.0 7.8 46.9 61.0 56.3
Table 2: Cancer survival in the health authorities of Northern and Yorkshire health regional office, 1991–98: five-year relative survival (%) to 31 December 1998 for cancers registered in 1991–93 Stomach Prostate Bladder Health authority Men Women Men Men Women Bradford 8.8 6.8 47.8 58.0 43.2 Calderdale and Kirklees 6.0 6.0 57.2 58.0 39.8 County Durham 6.7 7.7 46.9 55.9 42.9 East Riding 12.1 15.1 47.1 58.5 41.4 Gateshead and S. Tyneside 8.8 7.6 36.9 59.0 54.3 Leeds 11.3 14.2 51.2 49.9 49.8 Newcastle and N. Tyneside 3.4 8.7 48.0 69.3 48.7 North Cumbria 4.2 8.4 51.4 52.8 58.3 North Yorkshire 7.7 6.2 48.2 53.0 59.5 Northumberland 7.4 12.6 47.8 66.5 61.9 Sunderland 6.6 8.6 51.9 74.7 52.7 Tees 5.6 6.0 25.7 44.4 32.9 Wakefield 6.7 15.6 48.4 44.2 39.2 Note:
International classification of disease ninth revision codes used are: stomach 15, prostate 185, and bladder 188