Numbers of cancer registrations linked to QResearch 1990-2017
The tables below shows the numbers of new (incident) cancer diagnoses from the National Cancer Registry which are linked to patients on version 43 of QResearch compared with National Data from England 01.01.1990 to 31.12.2017. The distribution of the types of cancers, shown by the column percent, is similar in QResearch and across England. These figures are for illustration purposes since the database is regularly updated.
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| Type of cancer (link goes to further information about the type of cancer) | QResearch Cases | percentage of all cancers on QResearch | total in England | percentage of all cancers in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skin cancer (excluding melanoma) | 251,124 | 22.4 | 2,050,847 | 20.5 |
| Breast cancer | 112,401 | 10.0 | 1,015,410 | 10.1 |
| Breast cancer (in situ) | 12,743 | 1.1 | 103,081 | 1.1 |
| Prostate cancer | 93,496 | 8.3 | 786,900 | 7.9 |
| Lung cancer | 92,712 | 8.3 | 901,024 | 9.0 |
| Colorectal cancer | 90,156 | 8.0 | 821,153 | 8.2 |
| Cervical cancer in situ | 53,650 | 4.8 | 556,130 | 5.6 |
| Malignant melanoma incl insitu | 37,482 | 3.3 | 298,279 | 3.0 |
| Kidney cancer | 30,935 | 2.8 | 257,274 | 2.6 |
| Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma | 27,561 | 2.5 | 240,593 | 2.4 |
| Bladder Cancer | 26,163 | 2.3 | 256,078 | 2.6 |
| Leukaemia | 20,804 | 1.9 | 185,481 | 1.9 |
| Pancreatic cancer | 19,868 | 1.8 | 179,395 | 1.8 |
| Oesophageal cancer | 18,813 | 1.7 | 170,025 | 1.7 |
| Uterine cancer | 18,026 | 1.6 | 156,033 | 1.6 |
| Stomach (Gastric) cancer | 18,020 | 1.6 | 188,543 | 1.9 |
| Mouth (oral) cancer | 17,832 | 1.6 | 154,348 | 1.5 |
| Ovarian cancer | 16,200 | 1.4 | 152,660 | 1.5 |
| Myeloma | 11,997 | 1.1 | 103,952 | 1.0 |
| Brain cancer | 10,862 | 1.0 | 101,295 | 1.0 |
| Liver cancer | 9,308 | 0.8 | 75,189 | 0.8 |
| Sarcoma | 6,820 | 0.6 | 59,753 | 0.6 |
| Cervical cancer | 6,561 | 0.6 | 71,167 | 0.7 |
| Mesothelioma | 5,763 | 0.5 | 48,890 | 0.5 |
| Thyroid cancer | 5,363 | 0.5 | 46,526 | 0.5 |
| Throat (laryngeal) cancer | 4,972 | 0.4 | 49,208 | 0.5 |
| Testicular cancer | 4,627 | 0.4 | 45,213 | 0.5 |
| Hodgkin's Lymphoma | 3,840 | 0.3 | 36,858 | 0.4 |
| Gall bladder cancer | 3,733 | 0.3 | 35,186 | 0.4 |
| Vulval cancer | 2,670 | 0.2 | 23,565 | 0.2 |
| Other types pf blood cancer not listed above | 14,860 | 1.3 | 122,615 | 1.2 |
| Other types of cancer not listed above | 71,105 | 6.5 | 715,530 | 7.1 |
| total cancer diagnoses | 1,122,467 | 100.0 | 10,008,201 | 100.0 |