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Oesophagus Cancer
Data analyses and reports
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Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics:
oesophagus cancer
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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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UK data are available in theCancer Atlas of the UK and Ireland 1991-2000 and cancer cases and deaths in the UK during 2002-04.
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Cancer Scenarios: Projections of cancer rates in Scotland (up to 2014) by site. An updated summary report Cancer incidence projections for Scotland (2001-2020) is also available.
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TheScottish Audit of Gastric and Oesophageal Cancer presents the results of the prospective audit of all oesophageal and gastric cancers in Scotland presenting over the 24 month period (July 1997- July 1999), with a minimum of 1-year follow-up on each patient.
Oesophagus cancer: ICD-10 C15
| Incidence: | Annual incidence  [307KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
| Five year summary of incidence [48KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
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| Mortality: | Annual mortality [293KB] (1980 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board |
| Five year summary of mortality [48KB] by age, sex, network and health board |
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| Survival: | Survival [33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards) |
| Survival summary [450KB] and interpretation at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1980 onwards) |
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| Prevalence: | Cancer prevalence [17KB] |
| Lifetime risk: | Lifetime risk [16KB] of cancer by age and sex |
| Deprivation: | Chart [17KB] of incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category |
Summary statistics for oesophagus cancer
| Scotland | Males | Females |
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| Rank | 5 | 10 |
| Percentage frequency of all cancers | 4.0% | 2.2% |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2005 | 510 | 304 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2006 | 490 | 275 |
| Change in incidence from 1995 to 2005 | +2.4% | -12.0% |
| Change in mortality from 1996 to 2006 | +2.9% | -10.5% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004 | 38.1% | 31.6% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004 | 11.0% | 7.7% |
Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
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