Geographic Patterns of Cancer Survival in England

This subnational cancer survival bulletin includes estimates for England by NHS Region, Cancer Alliance (CA), and Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships together with trend analyses to assess geographical improvements over time for 24 cancer sites.

Main points

• In England as a whole, 1-year survival improved between 2006 to 2010 and 2013 to 2017 for both men and women, except for bladder cancer.
• For Cancer Alliances (CAs), the difference between the minimum and maximum 1-year survival estimates varies from 1.3 percentage points for melanoma cancer (persons) to 11.0 percentage points for stomach cancer (persons).
• The difference between the minimum and maximum 1-year survival estimates for Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) varies from 2.4 percentage points for breast (women) and prostate (men) cancers to 17.6 percentage points for cervical cancer (women).