26 February 2018

Geographic patterns of cancer survival in England

Geographic patterns of cancer survival in England: Adults diagnosed 2011 to 2015 and followed up to 2016
ONS 26 February 2018
  • Cancer survival estimates  at 1-year and 5-years for England by NHS Region, Cancer Alliance, Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships.
  • Some key points
    • In England as a whole, 1-year survival estimates were above 75% and 5-year survival estimates were above 50% for the majority of cancer sites, with the exception of cancer of the lung, oesophagus and stomach.
    • The highest 1-year and 5-year survival estimates in England, from the 14 cancer sites observed, were in prostate cancer for men (96.3% and 88.3%, respectively) and in breast cancer for women (95.6% and 86.0%, respectively) diagnosed between 2011 and 2015.