Cancer in Coventry and Warwickshire (2016) - Publications

The national cancer strategy ‘Achieving World-Class Cancer Outcomes’ is aimed at significantly improving the outcomes for people affected by cancer. It has an emphasis on prevention and proposes initiatives that span the patient pathway, emphasising the importance of earlier diagnosis and of ‘living with and beyond cancer’. The strategy acknowledges that cancer prevalence is set to grow rapidly; a consequence of an ageing population and increased survival. It also recognises that mortality rates are higher than they could be and that there is unacceptable variation in access to and patient experience of care.

This report uses routinely available data and aims to provide an overview of the key cancer statistics for Coventry and Warwickshire to support local commissioners in designing pathways and targeting interventions as well as enabling us to collectively enhance prevention and early detection. It focuses on data detailing incidence, mortality and survival at CCG and district and borough level, as well as including some detail showing the variability in measures at GP practice level. The data in this report is intended to complement the waiting times data and analyses that CCGs routinely use and will be enhanced through further analyses undertaken locally or by West Midlands Cancer Alliance.

• Cancer in Coventry & Warwickshire report (PDF, 4.8 MB)