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Treasury;Office for National Statistics

Answer

Jon Trickett: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the latest five year survival rate is for (a) prostate cancer and (b) breast cancer in (i) the Hemsworth constituency, (ii) the Wakefield area and (iii) England are; and if he will make a statement. [197258] Mr. Timms: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply. Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Jon Trickett, dated 10 November 2004: The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question concerning the latest available figures of five year survival for (a) prostate cancer and (b) breast cancer in (i) Hemsworth constituency, (ii) the Wakefield area and (iii) and England. I am replying in his absence. [197258] The latest available survival statistics for prostate cancer and breast cancer at the sub-national level are for patients1 diagnosed during 1994-96 and followed up to 31 December 2001. These data are available for West Yorkshire strategic health authority, which contains Wakefield West and Eastern Wakefield primary care trusts. Data are not available for the Hemsworth constituency. Five-year age standardised relative survival (%) for patients1 diagnosed in 1994-96 and followed up to 31 December 2001: Wakefield strategic health authority and England _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Survival (%) (95% CI) 2 West Yorkshire strategic health authority Prostate 59 (56-63) Breast (Women) 77 (75-78) England Prostate 60.2 (59.6-60.9) Breast (Women) 74.9 (74.5-75.3) _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Adults aged 15-99 years. 2 The 95% confidence intervals (CI) show the range of uncertainty around each survival rate.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

426 c697-8W;426 c702W; 197258

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Breast cancer Cancer Diseases Prostate cancer Wakefield Mortality rates

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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