Table 3.
Values for suggested performance indicators for cancer survival in England
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Year of cancer diagnosis
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Trend for average annual improvement*
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 (95% CI) | % | R2 | P value |
| Breast cancer survival | ||||||||
| No of diagnoses | 26 122 | 26 382 | 27 144 | 27 748 | 29 460 | |||
| Five year survival rate (%)†: | ||||||||
| England | 72.0 | 74.0 | 74.9 | 75.8 | 77.3 (75.8 to 78.8) | 1.7 | 0.978 | 0.001 |
| GOR minimum | 67.6 | 69.0 | 69.6 | 67.6 | 72.8 (65.5 to 80.1) | |||
| GOR maximum | 74.2 | 78.4 | 76.4 | 77.4 | 79.4 (75.2 to 83.6) | |||
| Prostate cancer survival | ||||||||
| No of diagnoses | 14 382 | 15 965 | 16 538 | 16 731 | 16 580 | |||
| Five year survival rate (%)†: | ||||||||
| England | 52.5 | 57.3 | 60.4 | 63.3 | 64.5 (62.4 to 66.5) | 5.2 | 0.943 | 0.006 |
| GOR minimum | 47.1 | 42.1 | 46.8 | 45.1 | 51.6 (42.1 to 61.1) | |||
| GOR maximum | 56.3 | 62.6 | 66.9 | 71.6 | 69.4 (63.7 to 75.0) | |||
GOR=Government office region.
Sources of data: Office for National Statistics. See bmj.com for further details on indicators.
*
Fitting a linear trend to log transformed rates.
†
Age standardised five year relative survival rates for women aged 15-99 years (for breast cancer) and men aged 15-99 (for prostate cancer). Range for government office regions excludes the north east region because of known data problems.