Written Question · S4W-06623 · Session 4
What proportion of patients with cancer detected by the bowel cancer screening programme in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2010-11 died within (i) six…
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of patients with cancer detected by the bowel cancer screening programme in (a) 2005-06 and (b) 2010-11 died within (i) six months and (ii) one year of diagnosis.
The answer
The bowel screening programme was rolled out in December 2009. Data for 2005-06 are not available. Table 1 shows the proportion of deaths subsequent to detection of bowel cancer by the screening programme for the financial year 2009-10, the most recent year for which data are available:
Table 1: Percentage of deaths following detection of bowel cancer by the screening programme, 2009-10:
Within Six Months of Diagnosis
Within 12 Months of Diagnosis
2009-10
2%
4%
Table 1: Percentage of deaths following detection of bowel cancer by the screening programme, 2009-10:
Within Six Months of Diagnosis
Within 12 Months of Diagnosis
2009-10
2%
4%
In the Official Report
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