§ Bob SpinkTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many operations for breast cancer were carried out by the NHS in each of the last five years. [189552]
§ Miss Melanie JohnsonThe information requested is shown in the following table. Figures are given to include and exclude chemotherapy.
Count of finished consultant episodes with an operation and primary diagnosis malignant neoplasm of breast (ICD10–C50) including and excluding chemotherapy (OPCS: X352) national health service hospitals. England 1998–99 to 2002–03 Chemotherapy (X352) included
Chemotherapy (X352) excluded
1998–1999 87,141 37,687 1999–2000 95,237 45,036 2000–2001 100,150 50,718 2001–2002 97,139 50,471 2002–2003 95,898 50,768 Notes: 1. A finished admission episode is the first period of inpatient care under one consultant within one healthcare provider. Please note that admissions do not represent the number of inpatients. 2. The primary diagnosis is the first of up to 14 (seven prior to 2002–3) diagnosis fields in the hospital episode statistics (HES) data set and provides the main reason why the patient was in hospital. 3. Figures are grossed for both coverage and missing/invalid clinical data, except for 2002–03, which are not yet adjusted for shortfalls. Source: Hospital Episodes (HES), Department of Health.