This dataset presents information on five-year survival rates from all cancers, focusing on individuals diagnosed with invasive cancers (ICD-10 codes C00 to C97, excluding non-melanoma skin cancer C44). It provides a simplified local methodology for calculating survival outcomes, enabling analysis by ethnicity, deprivation, and within the Birmingham and Solihull (BSol) geography. While it does not replicate the national calculation, it offers valuable insights into cancer survival trends at a more granular level.
Rationale
The primary aim of this indicator is to increase five-year survival rates from all cancers. Monitoring survival over a five-year period provides a meaningful measure of cancer outcomes and the effectiveness of early diagnosis and treatment interventions.
Numerator
The numerator includes individuals who were diagnosed with a specific type of cancer and subsequently died from the same type of cancer within five years of diagnosis. Only invasive cancers (ICD-10 codes C00 to C97, excluding C44) are included.
Denominator
The denominator comprises all individuals diagnosed with an invasive cancer (ICD-10 codes C00 to C97, excluding C44) within a five-year period.
Caveats
This dataset uses a simplified methodology that does not replicate the national calculation. As a result, the values reported here may differ from nationally published figures. However, this approach allows for the inclusion of breakdowns by ethnicity, deprivation, and local geography (BSol), which are not always available in national statistics.
External References
For more information, refer to the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS).
Localities Explained
This dataset contains data based on either the resident locality or registered locality of the patient, a distinction is made between resident locality and registered locality populations:
- Resident Locality refers to individuals who live within the defined geographic boundaries of the locality. These boundaries are aligned with official administrative areas such as wards and Lower Layer Super Output Areas (LSOAs).
- Registered Locality refers to individuals who are registered with GP practices that are assigned to a locality based on the Primary Care Network (PCN) they belong to. These assignments are approximate—PCNs are mapped to a locality based on the location of most of their GP surgeries. As a result, locality-registered patients may live outside the locality, sometimes even in different towns or cities.
This distinction is important because some health indicators are only available at GP practice level, without information on where patients actually reside. In such cases, data is attributed to the locality based on GP registration, not residential address.
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