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Ovarian cancer statistics
Cases

New cases of ovarian cancer, 2015, UK
Deaths

Deaths from ovarian cancer, 2016, UK
Survival

Survive ovarian cancer for 10 or more years, 2010-11, England and Wales
Preventable cases

Ovarian cancer cases are preventable, UK, 2015
The latest statistics available for ovarian cancer in the UK are; incidence 2015, mortality 2016 and survival 2010-2011 (all ages combined) and 2009-2013 (by age).
The for ovarian cancer are ICD-10 C56-C57.4 which includes cancer of the ovary (C56) and other and unspecified female genital organs (C57-C57.4).
The for ovarian cancer survival are ICD-10 C56 and C57.0-C57.7.
European Age-Standardised Rates were calculated using the 1976 European Standard Population (ESP) unless otherwise stated as calculated with ESP2013. ASRs calculated with ESP2013 are not comparable with ASRs calculated with ESP1976.
Survival statistics give an overall picture of survival and (unless otherwise stated) include all adults (15-99) diagnosed, at all ages, and
. The survival time experienced by an individual patient may be much higher or lower, depending on specific patient and tumour characteristics.
and
are cited where available, as they provide the best overview of all available research and most take study quality into account. Individual case-control and
are reported where such aggregated data are lacking.
Routes to diagnosis statistics were calculated from cases of cancer registered in England which were diagnosed in 2012-2013. Staging proportions only include patients with a known stage (cases with an unknown stage at diagnosis are not included in the denominator).
Cancer waiting times statistics are for patients who entered the health care system within financial year 2014-15. Ovarian cancer is part of the group 'Gynaecological cancer' for cancer waiting times data. Codes vary per country but broadly include: Vulva, vagina, cervix, uterus, ovary, other female genital organs, placenta and secondary cancers of ovary.
Cancer surgical resection rates data is for patients diagnosed in England between 2006 and 2010.
Patient Experience data is for adult patients in England with a primary diagnosis of cancer, who were in active treatment between September and November 2013 and who completed a survey in 2014.
Deprivation gradient statistics were calculated using incidence data for three time periods: 1996-2000, 2001-2005 and 2006-2010 and for mortality for two time periods: 2002-2006 and 2007-2011. The 1997-2001 mortality data were only used for the all cancers combined group as this time period includes the change in coding from ICD-9 to ICD-10. The deprivation quintiles were calculated using the Income domain scores from the Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) from the following years: 2004, 2007 and 2010. Full details on the data and methodology can be found in the Cancer by Deprivation in England NCIN report.
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