Cancer Survival Rates in England for 1998-2003

England's age-standardised survival rates for adult patients diagnosed with 21 common cancers between 1998 and 2001, with follow-up to 2003. The data includes one- and five-year crude and relative survival rates for patients aged 15-99 years. Bernard Rachet compiled the commentary, charts, and tables, with methods published by the Office for National Statistics.

Use Cases

• Analyze one-year survival trends based on age-standardised rates for 21 cancers
• Compare five-year survival outcomes based on relative survival rates
• Study demographic patterns in cancer survival based on patient age groups (15-99)
• Benchmark cancer survival performance across different cancer types

Strengths

• Data covers 21 common cancer types
• Includes survival rates for adult patients aged 15-99 years
• Temporal coverage spans diagnoses from 1998 to 2001 with follow-up to 2003
• Methods are documented in an official ONS publication

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1998-2003 period

Provenance

Source

Bernard Rachet

Collection Method

Compiled from cancer registry data, with methods published in Office for National Statistics publication Cancer Survival Trends (Series SMPS No. 61)

Time Range

1998-2003

Geography

England