Cancer Information in the North West

Overview by Cancer Networks in the North West

Overview of cancer by Primary Care Trust in the North West

Average annual number of deaths from and new cases of cancer by Cancer Network for the North West

	AVERAGE ANNUAL NUMBER
	NEW CASES *	DEATHS
	2002-2004	2002-2004


Males

Greater Manchester & Cheshire	7,157	4,133
Lancashire & South Cumbria	3,877	2,142
Merseyside & Cheshire	5,155	3,053


Females

Greater Manchester & Cheshire	6,968	3,708
Lancashire & South Cumbria	3,802	2,022
Merseyside & Cheshire	5,211	2,907

* Excluding non-melanoma skin cancer

Crude and age standardised (Europe) rates per 100,000 by Cancer Network for the North West


		INCIDENCE *	MORTALITY
	Rate	2002-2004	2002-2004
		(per 100,000)	(per 100,000)

Males

Greater Manchester & Cheshire	Crude	487.8	281.7
	Age standardised (Europe)	437.1	249.0
Lancashire & South Cumbria	Crude	535.7	295.9
	Age standardised (Europe)	430.9	232.6
Merseyside & Cheshire	Crude	532.3	315.1
	Age standardised (Europe)	445.0	258.6
Females
Greater Manchester & Cheshire	Crude	455.2	242.2
	Age standardised (Europe)	357.2	167.2
Lancashire & South Cumbria	Crude	497.9	264.7
	Age standardised (Europe)	357.9	164.6
Merseyside & Cheshire	Crude	497.2	277.3
	Age standardised (Europe)	369.3	180.1

* Excluding non-melanoma skin cancer

Annual average number of deaths and number of new cases for common sites of cancer by Cancer Network for the North West

MALES		NEW CASES *	DEATHS
	Cancer	Average per year	Average per year
Site	Network	2002-04	2002-04
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	263	260
Oesophagus	Lancashire & South Cumbria	133	134
	Merseyside & Cheshire	197	194
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	323	214
Stomach	Lancashire & South Cumbria	140	94
	Merseyside & Cheshire	237	156
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	923	417
Colorectal	Lancashire & South Cumbria	500	231
	Merseyside & Cheshire	716	324
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	162	156
Pancreas	Lancashire & South Cumbria	92	86
	Merseyside & Cheshire	121	116
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	1234	1105
Lung	Lancashire & South Cumbria	636	545
	Merseyside & Cheshire	978	831
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	153	41
Melanoma	Lancashire & South Cumbria	97	24
	Merseyside & Cheshire	120	33
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	1676	447
Prostate	Lancashire & South Cumbria	964	239
	Merseyside & Cheshire	1099	318
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	369	166
Bladder	Lancashire & South Cumbria	206	91
	Merseyside & Cheshire	278	115
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	235	115
NHL	Lancashire & South Cumbria	131	67
	Merseyside & Cheshire	169	75

FEMALES		NEW CASES *	DEATHS
	Cancer	Average per year	Average per year
Site	Network	2002-04	2002-04
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	131	133
Oesophagus	Lancashire & South Cumbria	83	77
	Merseyside & Cheshire	113	99
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	188	140
Stomach	Lancashire & South Cumbria	85	62
	Merseyside & Cheshire	130	96
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	739	341
Colorectal	Lancashire & South Cumbria	409	190
	Merseyside & Cheshire	534	265
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	181	159
Pancreas	Lancashire & South Cumbria	96	91
	Merseyside & Cheshire	136	126
	Greater Manchester & Cheshire	908	791