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Mr. Burstow
To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to his Answer of 1 September 2003, Official Report, column 926W, on breast cancer, how many patients aged 85 years and over underwent surgery in (a) 2000 and (b) 2002.[129715]
Miss Melanie Johnson
The number of finished consultant episodes (FCEs) for breast cancer surgery for patients aged 85 and over in national health service hospitals in England is shown in the table.
| Number of finished consultant episodes | |
| 1999–2000 | 895 |
| 2000–01 | 1,045 |
| 2001–02 | 1,012 |
Source:
Hospitals Episode Statistics Department of Health