All Cancer Types
Data analyses and reports
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Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics:
All cancer types
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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 the
Cancer Atlas of the UK and Ireland 1991-2000 and
cancer cases and deaths in the UK during 2002-04.
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Scotland and European Health for All Database which provides comparison of Scotland and the UK for a wide range of health indicators.
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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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Public health intelligence in Scotland:
Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO).
All cancer types: ICD-10 C00-C97 excl C44
| Incidence: | Annual incidence [285KB] (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 [275KB] (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 [34KB] (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 [17KB] of cancer by sex and age |
| Deprivation: | Chart [17KB] of incidence, mortality and survival by deprivation category |
All cancer types are coded using the following classification codes:
Incidence: ICD-10 C00-C96 excl C44 (Note: ICD-10 C97 is not used by the Scottish Cancer Registry)
Mortality: ICD-10 C00-C97 excl C44.
Summary statistics for all cancers
| Scotland | Males | Females |
| Number of new cases diagnosed in 2005 | 12,749 | 13,760 |
| Number of deaths recorded in 2006 | 7,692 | 7,333 |
| Change in incidence from 1995 to 2005 | -9.4% | -2.4% |
| Change in mortality from 1996 to 2006 | -12.1% | -5.5% |
| 1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004 | 60.5% | 66.8% |
| 5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2000 and 2004 | 42.2% | 51.0% |
Notes:
1. These data relate to all cases of cancer registered in Scotland, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer. Data on non-melanoma skin cancer are excluded because the recording of this type of cancer is likely to be less complete and accurate than other cancer types (for a detailed explanation see frequently asked questions).
2. Survival figures are not age standardised.
3. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.
Cancer Stats
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