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Cancer
Alongside cardiovascular disease, cancer is one of the biggest killers in Kent. Cancer was recorded as the underlying cause of death in 26% of mortalities in Kent in 2024.
Cancer is by far the biggest killer in people under 70. Cancer was recorded as the underlying cause of death in 36% of premature deaths (deaths under 70 years of age) in Kent in 2024.
The external resources tab below provides a comprehensive list of information sources available to everyone.
Kent and Medway Cancer Alliance brings together clinicians and managers from health, social care and other services to transform the diagnosis, treatment and care for cancer patients. This link provides more information about the delivery plan, national expectations and how to contact the team.
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External resources
The information on this page is grouped loosely on stages in the cancer pathway:
Screening
Cancer screening and diagnostics summary for Kent & Medway overall on Fingertips Cancer Services profile. It is possible to view this data by primary care network and general practice.
Routes to diagnosis
The Cancer Data Hub holds the National Disease Registration Service (NDRS) cancer data dashboards data, including on routes to diagnosis.
Staging
Fingertips PHOF profile includes an indicator showing percentage of cancers diagnosed at stages 1 and 2 by district in Kent. The Cancer Data Hub has stage at diagnosis in England.
Waiting times
Two week wait (also known as Urgent suspected cancer referrals) summary for Kent & Medway is available on Fingertips Cancer Services profile.
Prevalence and incidence
Incidence and mortality from the Cancer Data Hub provides high level summaries of Cancer incidence. Note that small numbers are suppressed. The Cancer Data Hub also has a number of dashboards on topics related to living with cancer, including inequalities in cancer and the Cancer Life Survey.
Treatment
There are a number of dashboards on cancer treatment from the Cancer Data Hub.
Survival
Latest statistics are published on the NHS Digital (NHS England) cancer survival web page.
Palliative care
Fingertips Palliative care profile includes an indicator showing percentage of deaths that occur in hospital by district in Kent. Other place of death indicators are available and underlying cause.
Mortality
Fingertips PHOF profile includes an indicator showing the under 75 cancer mortality rate by district in Kent. There is also an indicator showing the mortality rate of cancers considered preventable. Incidence and mortality from the Cancer Data Hub provides high level summaries of Cancer mortality. Note that small numbers are suppressed.
General
There are a number of National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) reports on specific topics. Also see their 'Get Data Out' collection. The National Clinical Audit programme provides information on standards of healthcare being achieved for bowel, head and neck, lung, stomach and prostate cancers. Cancer Research UK and Macmillan Cancer support also publish cancer statistics. European comparisons are available from the European Cancer Information System.