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. 2021 Jan 22;22(3):309–320. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30743-9

Table 2.

Mean weekly number of radical episodes and attendances by month by diagnosis

Courses
Attendances
February, 2020 March, 2020 April, 2020 May, 2020 June, 2020 February, 2020 March, 2020 April, 2020 May, 2020 June, 2020
Anal cancer
Observed 22 25 23 20 11 615 614 635 598 382
Adjusted 22 25 23 20 12 622 614 635 598 418
SD 6 5 7 4 1 45 25 27 49 63
Percentage change −4·4% 21·5% 9·7% 2·6% −48·9% 11·2% 8·7% 16·7% 12·5% −27·2%
Bladder cancer
Observed 20 28 45 55 26 370 521 730 992 674
Adjusted 20 28 45 55 28 373 521 730 992 737
SD 5 3 5 11 6 29 61 125 85 133
Percentage change −7·3% −1·4% 64·2% 143·3% 17·1% −27·9% 3·7% 37·4% 87·0% 48·8%
Brain cancer
Observed 58 51 43 42 41 1325 1145 948 845 817
Adjusted 58 51 43 42 45 1338 1145 948 845 893
SD 9 7 7 4 7 76 67 55 80 66
Percentage change −10·6% −24·7% −19·9% −28·4% −22·6% 10·6% −20·0% −26·7% −25·1% −33·0%
Breast cancer
Observed 634 597 570 618 493 9617 9289 6036 5400 4828
Adjusted 640 597 570 618 539 9715 9289 6036 5400 5279
SD 41 43 92 90 35 362 556 347 640 326
Percentage change 1·3% −4·5% −4·5% 6·6% −12·5% 2·8% −5·7% −34·8% −39·9% −45·4%
Cervical cancer
Observed 21 21 22 17 13 520 471 563 464 360
Adjusted 21 21 22 17 14 525 471 563 464 394
SD 4 7 5 5 4 48 30 15 49 18
Percentage change −10·9% 6·3% 0·7% −37·7% −32·7% −9·9% −16·6% 12·2% −19·3% −37·6%
Head and neck cancer
Observed 122 120 132 116 80 3249 3337 3415 3319 2467
Adjusted 124 120 132 116 87 3282 3337 3415 3319 2698
SD 14 16 23 23 3 98 62 147 205 249
Percentage change −0·2% 4·2% 9·7% 4·0% −25·6% −6·6% −2·9% 5·1% 3·4% −18·8%
Lung cancer
Observed 135 140 139 147 102 1955 2089 1893 1884 1350
Adjusted 136 140 139 147 111 1974 2089 1893 1884 1476
SD 7 13 13 22 19 77 72 80 155 158
Percentage change 6·8% 8·5% −1·9% 10·8% −11·5% 8·2% 9·0% −5·8% −0·1% −21·5%
Lymphoma
Observed 55 52 40 49 45 760 706 523 497 556
Adjusted 56 52 40 49 49 768 706 523 497 608
SD 5 9 7 9 4 31 56 48 84 5
Percentage change 5·9% −5·5% −19·2% 23·1% −1·7% 12·2% −10·8% −25·1% −14·2% −7·9%
Oesophageal cancer
Observed 24 30 46 43 25 519 621 735 1110 658
Adjusted 25 30 46 43 28 524 621 735 1110 720
SD 2 8 17 11 2 19 18 142 81 109
Percentage change −14·8% 1·9% 41·2% 71·3% −3·2% −9·1% −7·3% 9·5% 79·8% 18·8%
Other cancer diagnosis
Observed 148 124 107 113 115 2642 2284 1858 1837 1886
Adjusted 149 124 107 113 125 2668 2284 1858 1837 2062
SD 14 8 19 12 10 93 221 96 92 117
Percentage change 2·4% −8·0% −17·8% 2·3% −3·6% 9·5% −11·0% −19·2% −15·9% −10·2%
Prostate cancer
Observed 372 285 80 144 285 8471 7958 3706 2174 4595
Adjusted 375 285 80 144 311 8557 7958 3706 2174 5025
SD 30 115 11 54 44 249 976 852 224 1125
Percentage change −10·9% −25·3% −77·0% −58·0% −13·7% −12·4% −14·3% −55·7% −72·5% −39·7%
Rectal cancer
Observed 72 76 94 80 37 1435 1445 1252 907 602
Adjusted 73 76 94 80 41 1449 1445 1252 907 658
SD 7 9 24 14 9 30 68 82 171 41
Percentage change −5·2% −5·7% 36·3% 22·3% −43·7% 9·5% 0·2% −8·6% −29·3% −55·8%
Non-melanoma skin cancer
Observed 94 65 22 34 59 949 747 389 352 618
Adjusted 94 65 22 34 64 959 747 389 352 676
SD 18 24 3 8 6 84 133 56 59 104
Percentage change −12·7% −29·2% −72·4% −57·8% −28·4% −8·5% −24·7% −52·5% −56·7% −28·8%

Observed weekly mean, weekly mean adjusted for missing data with SD, and percentage change compared with the corresponding month in 2019 based on adjusted data are presented. Where diagnoses including small numbers of courses are considered, the adjustment for missing data must be interpreted with caution.