Highlights
Cancer survival in England: adult, stage at diagnosis and childhood - patients followed up to 2018
What's in the bulletin?
- Melanoma of the skin had the highest net survival for 1-year in both men (97.5%) and women (98.7%) and for 5-year in women (93.4%) for diagnoses between 2013 and 2017, which is the same as previously for diagnoses between 2012 and 2016. For men, the highest 5-year survival is in testicular cancer (95.3%).
- Pancreatic cancer had the lowest net survival for 1-year in men (24.8%) and women (26.2%), and for 5-year in both men (6.5%) and women (8.1%). This is a similar pattern to last year’s publication.
- For 24 cancer sites we provide survival by stage estimates, there is now stage data for 85.3% of diagnoses between 2013 to 2017; this means that we can now offer a further 35 survival by stage estimates than when we produced this publication for 2012 to 2016.
Cancer registration statistics, England: 2017
What's in the bulletin?
- In 2017, the number of new cancer diagnoses in England continued to increase from 303,135 in 2016 to 305,683 new cancer diagnoses (excluding diagnoses for non-melanoma skin cancers).
- The five most common cancers for males and females make up the majority of all cancers diagnosed in males (60.5%) and females (63.3%).
- The North East had the highest rate of cancer incidence at 646.1 patients diagnosed per 100,000 people, whilst London had the lowest rate at 567.6 patients diagnosed per 100,000 people.
Which cancers would benefit most from earlier diagnosis?
While all cancers would benefit from earlier diagnosis, there are some cancers where earlier diagnosis would have a greater impact on survival.
Datasets related to Conditions and diseases
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Cancer survival in England - adults diagnosed
One-year and five-year net survival for adults (15-99) in England diagnosed with one of 29 common cancers, by age and sex.
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Cancer registration statistics, England
Cancer diagnoses and age-standardised incidence rates for all types of cancer by age and sex including breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancer.
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Cancer Survival for Children in England
Survival for children (aged 0 to 14 years) diagnosed with cancer in England from 1990 to 2008, followed up to 31 December 2013.
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Cancer Survival: England and Wales, One- and five-year survival of patients, major cancers, sex and age
Cancer survival: One- and five-year survival of patients, major cancers, sex and age.
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Cancer Survival: England and Wales, twenty major cancers by age group
Cancer Survival: England and Wales, twenty major cancers by age group.
Publications related to Conditions and diseases
Statistical bulletins
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Cancer registration statistics, England: 2017
Cancer diagnoses and age-standardised incidence rates for all types of cancer by age, sex and region including breast, prostate, lung and colorectal cancer.
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Cancer survival by NHS England Area Team- Adults diagnosed: 1997-2012, followed up to 2013
Comparisons by area of residence of cancer survivors 1 and 5 years after diagnosis for 6 cancer types.
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Cancer survival in England: Patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2014 and followed up to 2015
1-year, 5-year and 10-year net survival for adults in England diagnosed with 1 of 24 common cancers between 2010 and 2014 and followed up to 2015.
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Childhood cancer survival in England: children diagnosed from 1990 to 2014 and followed up to 2015
Long-term trends in the number of children (aged 0 to 14) surviving cancer 5 and 10 years after diagnosis.
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Geographic patterns of cancer survival in England: adults diagnosed 2012 to 2016 and followed up to 2017
Cancer survival estimates for England by NHS Region, Cancer Alliance, and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships.
Articles
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Which cancers would benefit most from earlier diagnosis?
While all cancers would benefit from earlier diagnosis, there are some cancers where earlier diagnosis would have a greater impact on survival.
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