Topic: Conditions and Diseases

This bulletin presents estimates of age-standardised one- and five-year net survival for adults diagnosed with one of eight cancers in England during 2004–2006 and followed up to 2011. Annual trends in unstandardised net survival during 2002–2006 are also presented. Results are presented by Region, Strategic Health Authority, Cancer Network and by sex.

The 2011 General Lifestyle Survey Overview report marks 40 years of results from a continuous household survey. The survey has monitored changes in the demographic, social and economic characteristics of households, families and people in Great Britain. These are some of the key changes measured by the survey during this time.

Data from the 2011 General Lifestyle Survey on recent trends over time in self-reported health and data for the 2011 survey year.

This bulletin presents one- and five-year age-standardised net survival estimates for the 28 Cancer Networks of England, for patients who were diagnosed with a cancer of the oesophagus, stomach, colon, lung, breast (women) or cervix during 1997–2010 and followed up to 31 December 2011. One-year survival estimates are reported for patients diagnosed in 1997, 2002, 2006 and 2010, and five-year survival estimates for those diagnosed in 1997, 2002 and 2006.

This bulletin presents updated estimates of a cancer survival index at one year after diagnosis for all cancers combined in each of 151 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England, for patients diagnosed during 1996–2010 and followed up to 31 December 2011. The survival index is adjusted for differences in the profile of cancer patients by age, sex and type of cancer between PCTs.

Index of Cancer Survival for Primary Care Trusts in England: Pre-release access list