Page last updated: 24-JUN-2008
Liver Cancer
Data analyses and reports
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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 in
Cancer Atlas of the UK and Ireland 1991-2000.
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Cancer Research UK factsheets provide detailed analyses and interpretation of cancer data.
Liver cancer: ICD-10 C22
| Incidence: | Annual incidence [313KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
Five year summary of incidence [49KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
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| Mortality: | Annual mortality [299KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
Five year summary of mortality [49KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
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| Prevalence: | Cancer prevalence [17KB] |
Summary statistics for liver cancer
| Scotland | Males | Females |
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| Rank | 15 | 18 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 1.5% | 0.8% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2005 | 192 | 112 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2006 | 217 | 128 |
| Change in incidence from 1995 to 2005 | +21.8% | +29.5% |
| Change in mortality from 1996 to 2006 | +40.3% | +30.7% |
Notes:
1. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
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Cancer Stats
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