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Cancer
Mrs. Hodgson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many cases of ovarian cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years; [163358]
(2) how many cases of breast cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years. [163359]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 15 November 2007:
As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary questions asking how many cases of ovarian cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years [163358] and how many cases of breast cancer were (a) diagnosed and (b) cured in (i) Gateshead and (ii) Sunderland in each of the last 10 years [163359].
Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of ovarian cancers registered in the Gateshead and Sunderland local authorities between 1995 and 2004 (the latest year for which figures are available) are given in Table 1.
Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of breast cancers registered in the Gateshead and Sunderland local authorities between 1995 and 2004 (the latest year for which figures are available) are given in Table 2.
It is not possible to say whether or not patients are cured. For most cancers, but not breast, five-year survival rates are often taken to be 'cure' rates.
Survival rates by local authority are not available, but one and five year survival for eight common cancers including breast cancer by strategic health authority and Government Office region, for patients diagnosed in 1997-99 and followed up to 31 December 2004, are available on the National Statistics website at
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/StatBase/Product.asp?vlnk=11991&;Pos=9&ColRank=1&Rank=272
The breast cancer figures are given in Table 3 for the North East.
Long-term breast cancer survival rates for Government Office regions, up to 2003 are available on the National Statistics website at
and are given in Table 4 for the North East.
| Table 1. Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of ovarian cancer( 1) registered in Gateshead and Sunderland local authorities: females, 1995 to 2004 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| (1) Ovarian cancer is defined by codes C56 and C57 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). Source: Office for National Statistics | ||||||||||
| Table 2. Numbers of newly diagnosed cases of breast cancer( 1) registered in Gateshead and Sunderland local authorities: females, 1995 to 2004 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | |
| (1) Breast cancer is defined by code C50 in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) Source: Office for National Statistics | ||||||||||
| Table 3. Five-year age-standardised relative survival (percentage) from breast cancer in women( 1) aged 15-99 for the North East | |
| (1) All female (15-99 years) residents who were diagnosed with breast cancer that was their first, primary, invasive malignant neoplasm were eligible for analysis. Source: Office for National Statistics | |
| Table 4. Breast Cancer - Predicted long-term relative survival( 1 ) (percentage) for the North East Government Office region: women aged 15-99 years at diagnosis (age-standardised( 2) ) | |||||
| Duration of survival (percentage) | |||||
| One year | Five years | 10 years | 15 years | ||
| ( 3) Women | ( 4) Deaths | ||||
| (1) Period approach (2001-03) (2) Age-standardisation with age-specific weights given by the proportions of women diagnosed with breast cancer in England and Wales during 1986-90 in each of six age groups (15-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-99 years). (3) Number of women included in the analyses. (4) Number of deaths occurring among these women during the stated period. Source: Office for National Statistics | |||||
Child Benefit
Mr. Andrew Smith: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of recipients of child benefit draw it from post offices (a) nationally and (b) in Oxfordshire. [163338]
Jane Kennedy [holding answer 14 November 2007]: Around 8 per cent. of all child benefit recipients were paid using a Post Office Card Account (POCA) at August 2007.
Sub-national estimates are not yet available for August 2007. At August 2006 around 5 per cent. of customers in Oxfordshire were paid using a POCA account.
Clostridium: Elderly
Mr. Waterson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people over the age of 85 died from (a) clostridium difficile and (b) MRSA infections in each year since 1997. [165334]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 November 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people over the age of 85 died from (a) Clostridium difficile and (b) MRSA infections in each year since 1997. I am replying in her absence. (165334)
Special analyses of deaths involving MRSA and Clostridium difficile are undertaken annually by ONS for England and Wales. These are published in Health Statistics Quarterly. The latest year for which such figures are available is 2005.
The data requested are presented in the table below.
| Table 1: Number of deaths certificates in England and Wales where (1) Clostridium difficile( 1) and (2) MRSA( 2) were (a) mentioned and (b) recorded as the underlying cause of death( 2) for persons aged 85 and over, 1997-2005( 3,4) | ||||
| (1) Clostridium difficile | (2) MRSA | |||
| (a) Mentions | (b) Underlying Cause | (a) Mentions | (b) Underlying Cause | |
| (1) Identified using the methodology described in Office for National Statistics (2005) Report: Deaths involving Clostridium difficile: England and Wales, 1999-2004. “Health Statistics Quarterly” 30, 56-60. (1) Identified using the methodology described in Griffiths C, Lamagni TL, Crowcroft NS, Duckworth G and Rooney C (2004) Trends in MRSA in England and Wales: analysis of morbidity and mortality data for 1993-2002. Health Statistics Quarterly 21, 15-22. (2) Excludes neonatal deaths. (3) Clostridium difficile: Deaths registered in 1999, deaths occurring in 2001-05. (4) MRSA: Deaths occurring in each year. (5) All deaths in England and Wales are coded by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) according to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The Tenth revision (ICD-10) has been used by the ONS since 2001. In the Ninth revision of the ICD (ICD-9) there are no specific codes that would allow deaths mentioning Clostridium difficile to be easily identified. Identifying these deaths in ICD-9 would require extensive text searching of a very large number of death certificates. This could only be done at disproportionate cost. Data for 1997, 1998 and 2000 are therefore not available as ICD-9 was used in these years. Deaths registered in 1999 in England and Wales were coded to both ICD-9 and ICD-10 as part of a special study to compare the two ICD revisions, and have therefore been used to give an additional year of data on deaths involving C. diff. Data is available for MRSA in both ICD-9 and ICD-10. | ||||
Colorectal Cancer: Death
Mr. Hepburn: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people died from bowel cancer in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997. [165218]
Angela Eagle: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl, dated 15 November 2007:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people died from bowel cancer in (a) Jarrow constituency, (b) South Tyneside, (c) the North East and (d) the UK in each year since 1997.1 am replying in her absence. (165218)
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