Written Question · S3W-13665 · Session 3
How many people were screened for (a) breast, (b) cervical, (c) bowel, (d) prostate and (e) testicular cancer in each NHS board area in 200…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were screened for (a) breast, (b) cervical, (c) bowel, (d) prostate and (e) testicular cancer in each NHS board area in 2007-08.
The answer
The information requested is not yet available for 2007-2008. Information on the number of people that were screened prior to 2007-08 is available on the Information Services Division website:
(a) Breast screening – 2005-06
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/cancer-breast-screening.jsp?pContentID=1622&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
(b) Cervical screening – 2006-07
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/cancer-cervical-screening.jsp?pContentID=1673&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
(c) Bowel screening – This programme is currently being rolled out across Scotland. Data from the original pilot will be published in August 2008. Data from the roll out will be published in early 2009. Full information on the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme can be accessed on the website at:
http://www.bowelscreening.scot.nhs.uk/.
(d) Prostate screening – No data is available on the number of patients screened for prostate cancer, as this is not a national screening programme.
(e) Testicular screening – No data is available on the number of patients screened for testicular cancer, as this is not a national screening programme.
(a) Breast screening – 2005-06
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/cancer-breast-screening.jsp?pContentID=1622&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
(b) Cervical screening – 2006-07
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/cancer-cervical-screening.jsp?pContentID=1673&p_applic=CCC&p_service=Content.show&.
(c) Bowel screening – This programme is currently being rolled out across Scotland. Data from the original pilot will be published in August 2008. Data from the roll out will be published in early 2009. Full information on the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme can be accessed on the website at:
http://www.bowelscreening.scot.nhs.uk/.
(d) Prostate screening – No data is available on the number of patients screened for prostate cancer, as this is not a national screening programme.
(e) Testicular screening – No data is available on the number of patients screened for testicular cancer, as this is not a national screening programme.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-13665 by reference.