§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what proportion of people diagnosed with lung cancer have been treated by surgery in(a) Northern Ireland and (b) the rest of the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available. [82070]
§ Mr. BrowneInformation is not available in the form requested.
The Northern Ireland Cancer Registry estimate that the number of persons diagnosed with lung cancer in Northern Ireland every year is approximately 875. The total number of persons in Northern Ireland with lung cancer is estimated to be around 3,400.
The number of admissions to hospital in Northern Ireland with a primary diagnosis of lung cancer who received treatment by surgery is detailed in the following table.
Admissions to hospital in Northern Ireland with a primary diagnosis of lung cancer Number of admissions Number of admissions which had surgery Percentage of admissions which had surgery 2001–02 2,403 1,712 71 2000–01 2,605 1,746 67 1999–2000 2,097 1,284 61