Cancer Mrs. Hodgson To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many cases of ovarian cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years; (2) how many cases of breast cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years. Angela Eagle The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 15 November 2007: As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary questions asking how many cases of ovarian cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years [163358] and how many cases of breast cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years [163359]. Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of ovarian cancers registered in the Gateshead and Sunderland local authorities between 1995 and 2004 (the latest year for which figures are available) are given in Table 1. Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of breast cancers registered in the Gateshead and Sunderland local authorities between 1995 and 2004 (the latest year for which figures are available) are given in Table 2. It is not possible to say whether or not patients are cured. For most cancers, but not breast, five-year survival rates are often taken to be 'cure' rates. Survival rates by local authority are not available, but one and five year survival for eight common cancers including breast cancer by strategic health authority and Government Office region, for patients diagnosed in 1997-99 and followed up to 31 December 2004, are available on the National Statistics website at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=11991&Pos=9&ColRank=1&Rank=272 The breast cancer figures are given in Table 3 for the North East. Long-term breast cancer survival rates for Government Office regions, up to 2003 are available on the National Statistics website at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/statbase/Product.asp?vlnk=14172&More=n and are given in Table 4 for the North East. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |1995|1996|1997|1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gateshead |26 |28 |19 |19 |26 |20 |24 |21 |17 |18 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sunderland |26 |46 |21 |40 |35 |40 |20 |35 |39 |30 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Ovarian cancer is defined by codes C56 and C57 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Source: Office for National Statistics| | | | | | | | | | | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | |1995|1996|1997|1998|1999|2000|2001|2002|2003|2004| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Gateshead |123 |148 |129 |142 |148 |150 |128 |146 |166 |166 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Sunderland |132 |170 |189 |178 |160 |189 |179 |209 |195 |249 | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 Breast cancer is defined by code C50 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Source: Office for National Statistics| | | | | | | | | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Table 3. Five-year age-standardised relative survival (percentage) from breast cancer in women1 aged 15-99 for the North East | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Patients diagnosed in 1997-99 and followed up to 31-12-04 || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East Government Office Region |77| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumberland, Tyne and Wear |77| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |County Durham and Tees Valley |78| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Patients diagnosed in 1996-98 and followed up to 31-12-03 || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East Government Office Region |74| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumberland, Tyne and Wear |72| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |County Durham and Tees Valley |76| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Patients diagnosed in 1995-97 and followed up to 31-12-02 || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East Government Office Region |68| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumberland, Tyne and Wear |65| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |County Durham and Tees Valley |72| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Patients diagnosed in 1994-96 and followed up to 31-12-01 || ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |North East Government Office Region |69| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Northumberland, Tyne and Wear |67| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |County Durham and Tees Valley |72| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |1 All female (15-99 years) residents who were diagnosed with breast cancer that was their first, primary, invasive malignant neoplasm were eligible for analysis. Source: Office for National Statistics| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |Duration of survival (percentage)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | |One year |Five years|10 years|15 years| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |3Women |4Deaths| |||| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |13,272 |1,918 |94 |80|69|66| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1 Period approach (2001-03) 2 Age-standardisation with age-specific weights given by the proportions of women diagnosed with breast cancer in England and Wales during 1986-90 in each of six age groups (15-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-99 years). 3 Number of women included in the analyses. 4 Number of deaths occurring among these women during the stated period. Source: Office for National Statistics| | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------