ISD Scotland: Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma

Data analyses and reports

Detailed incidence and mortality data, lifetime risk, prevalence and survival statistics:

Cancer of the Trachea, Bronchus and Lung
Mesothelioma
A summary table of the main statistics for lung cancer.
Cancer in Scotland Summary [264KB] is an overview of cancer in Scotland focusing on incidence, mortality and survival for the main cancer sites.
A summary of incidence and mortality by ICD10 code [391KB].
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.
Scotland and European Health for All Database which provides comparison of Scotland and the UK for a wide range of health indicators.
Cancer Research UK factsheets provide detailed analyses and interpretation of cancer data.
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.
Small neighbourhood statistics (such as postcode area): Scottish Neighbourhood Statistics.
Health board mortality comparisons:Performance Assessment Framework (PAF; see section 3.07.01).
Further information on lung cancer:Clinical Outcome Indicators Report 2002 [1,839KB] (Section B).
Public health intelligence in Scotland: Scottish Public Health Observatory (ScotPHO).

Cancer of the trachea, bronchus and lung: ICD-10 C33-C34

Incidence:	Annual incidence [1049KB] (1985 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence [208KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[1266KB] (1985 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[230KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Survival:	Survival[33KB] (by age and sex) at 1, 3, 5 & 10 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
	Survival summary [450KB] at 1 & 5 years after diagnosis (1983 onwards)
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[52KB]
Lifetime risk:	Lifetime risk[45KB] of cancer by sex and age
Deprivation:	Incidence and mortality by deprivation category [35KB]

Incidence:	Annual incidence[1049KB] (1985 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of incidence[208KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Mortality:	Annual mortality[1266KB] (1985 onwards) by age, sex, network and health board
	Five year summary of mortality[230KB] by age, sex, network and health board
Prevalence:	Cancer prevalence[52KB]

Summary statistics for lung cancer

Scotland	Males	Females
Rank - incidence	2	2
Rank - mortality	1	1
Percentage frequency of all cancers	18.7%	15.5%
Number of new cases diagnosed in 2007	2,456	2,216
Number of deaths recorded in 2008	2,114	1,966
Change in incidence from 1997 to 2007	-20.3%	+10.3%
Change in mortality from 1998 to 2008	-21.1%	+11.5%
1 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007	27.2%	30.4%
5 year relative survival for patients diagnosed between 2003 and 2007	7.3%	8.8%

Notes:
1. Survival figures are not age standardised.
2. Change in incidence and mortality is estimated by Poisson regression.