Page last updated: 31-AUG-2009
Liver Cancer
Data analyses and reports
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Detailed incidence and mortality data, and prevalence statistics:
Cancer of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts
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Cancer in Scotland Summary 
[264KB] is an overview of cancer in Scotland focusing on incidence, mortality and survival for the main cancer sites.
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Comparative data on cancer incidence and mortality is provided inCancer Atlas of the UK and Ireland 1991-2000.
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Cancer Research UK factsheets provide detailed analyses and interpretation of cancer data.
Cancer of the liver and intrahepatic bile ducts: ICD-10 C22
| Incidence: | Annual incidence [716KB] (1985 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
| Five year summary of incidence[171KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
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| Mortality: | Annual mortality[849KB] (1985 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
| Five year summary of mortality[183KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
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| Prevalence: | Cancer prevalence[47KB] |
| Lifetime risk: | Lifetime risk[45KB] |
| Deprivation: | Incidence and mortality by deprivation category[35KB] |
Summary statistics for liver cancer
| Scotland | Males | Females |
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| Rank - incidence | 13 | 19 |
| Rank - mortality | 10 | 13 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 1.9% | 0.8% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2007 | 253 | 110 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2008 | 213 | 130 |
| Change in incidence from 1997 to 2007 | +47.9% | +17.3% |
| Change in mortality from 1998 to 2008 | +57.9% | +18.0% |
Notes:
1. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
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