Health Information Resources

Online Cancer Information Tools (free access via internet)

Cancer e-Atlas - national cancer statistics (incidence, mortality and survival) for most common cancer sites
CancerResearchUK CancerStats - latest UK cancer incidence, mortality and survival statistics, as well as information on the causes, diagnosis, treatment, screening and molecular biology and genetics of cancer
Cervical Screening & Cancer e-Atlas - information on screening (coverage, timeliness, results) and cancer (incidence, mortality, survival)
Cancer Equalities Portal - brings together a range of equality metrics, with the aim of informing action to tackle inequalities and measuring progress
Cancer Prevalence e-Atlas - one, five and ten year cancer prevalence by Cancer Network in England
Cancer Mortality Profiles - trends in cancer mortality rates in England for under 75 year-olds by different levels of geography
NHS Yorkshire and the Humber QIPP resource pack - YHPHO briefing providing detailed analysis on a subject relevant to QIPP
APHO Health Profiles - snapshot overview of health for each local authority in England
HES e-Atlas - Hospital Episodes and Statistics (HES) summary output for England by LA or PCT for all diseases

Online Cancer Information Tools (require N3 connection and user account)

UKCIS - Cancer Information Service - detailed national cancer statistics (incidence, mortality & survival)l
Cancer Commissioning Toolkit - Information for benchmarking commissioned services at various levels
GP Practice Profiles - comparative information for benchmarking and reviewing variations at a General Practice level

Sources of Published Cancer Statistics

A great deal of cancer statistics are already in the public domain. It is worth checking whether the data you require is already available in published reports. NYCRIS routinely contributes data to various national and international databases, from which a wide variety of aggregated information is produced. If you are unable to find what you are looking for from these published sources, it may also be possible to request ad hoc information from any of the UK cancer registries - see also Using Cancer Registry Data

UKACR United Kingdom Association of Cancer Registries - UKCIS National Cancer Information Service
NICN National Cancer Intelligence Network - Cancer e-Atlas, National Cancer Reports
ONS Office for National Statistics - England incidence, mortality & survival (publication hub -health & care -conditions & diseases)
CRUK Cancer Research UK - UK summary statistics
ENCR European Network of Cancer Registries - Eurocare
IARC International Agency for Research on Cancer - CANCERMondial Eurocim
WHO World Health Organisation - Cancer Incidence in Five Continents
IACR International Association of Cancer Registries - see also latest newsletter

Help on Understanding Cancer Statistics

SWCIS Factsheet on Common Epidemiological Terms
SWCIS Factsheet on Cancer Clusters
MDT Coordinators Information Pack - Overview of cancer registration, pathology, classification, diagnosis & treatment (plus tumour types, medical terminology & anatomy)