Cancer

Information on incidence, mortality and prevalence rates can be found in the 'living well' section of our Health and Social Care Maps.

We have also produced an equity audit for cancer in Kent.

The Public Health and Social Care Library can provide access to library and knowledge services, including books and journal articles relating to cancer. We can also produce bespoke literature searches.

If you can't find what you were looking for, we complete over 200 ad-hoc requests for analysis each year. Request further analysis or a literature search or contact us.

A number of organisations produce cancer statistics both at national and local level.

A summary of the availability and location of key cancer statistics is published by the National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS).
Office for National Statistics (ONS) provide key cancer statistics, including data on incidence, mortality and survival rates.
The Public Health Outcomes Framework also provides some mortality data.
The National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN) provide a range of statistics, reports and data briefings across a range of topics relating to cancer.
The Public Health England Cancer Services tool contains data on cancer services at GP and CCG level collated by The National Cancer Intelligence Network (NCIN). It replaces the GP Cancer Profiles that were previously contained within the Cancer Commissioning Toolkit.
Public Health England and NHS England have also produce an online cancer dashboard, providing data at CCG and provider level.
The National General Practice Profiles present a range of data, including prevalence.
The National Clinical Audit programme provides information on standards of healthcare being achieved for bowel, head and neck, lung, stomach and prostate cancers.
NHS Digital provide statistics on waiting times.
Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer support also publish cancer statistics.
European comparisons are available from the European Cancer Observatory

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