Table 1 Characteristics of the Project Cohort
| Â | Â | Cases | Cases with missing ethnicity following linkage with HES records (% of cases) | Chi2 statistic (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Site | Lower GI | 24 446 | 4112(17) | Â |
| Â | Breast | 28 795 | 6029(21) | Â |
| Â | Lung | 24 060 | 5660(24) | Â |
| Â | Prostate | 23 716 | 8814(37) | Â |
| Â | Upper GI | 10 677 | 1727(16) | 3500(p < 0.001) |
Year of diagnosis | 2001 | 15 102 | 4118(27) | Â |
| Â | 2002 | 15 523 | 3840(25) | Â |
| Â | 2003 | 15 731 | 3772(24) | Â |
| Â | 2004 | 16 162 | 3681(23) | Â |
| Â | 2005 | 16 317 | 3632(22) | Â |
| Â | 2006 | 16 458 | 3470(21) | Â |
| Â | 2007 | 16 401 | 3829(23) | 206(p < 0.001) |
Deprivation | 1 (most deprived) | 26 738 | 5149(19) | Â |
(Income Domain of | 2 | 22 104 | 4856(22) | Â |
Index of Multiple | 3 | 22 759 | 5425(24) | Â |
Deprivation 2007) | 4 | 22 465 | 5942(26) | Â |
| Â | 5 (least deprived) | 17 628 | 4970(28) | 6300(p < 0.001) |
Age | < 40 | 1771 | 251(14) | Â |
| Â | 40-49 | 5622 | 892(16) | Â |
| Â | 50-59 | 15 338 | 2933(19) | Â |
| Â | 60-69 | 27 759 | 5924(21) | Â |
| Â | 70-79 | 35 258 | 8538(24) | Â |
| Â | 80+ | 25 946 | 7804(30) | 1100(p < 0.001) |
Sex | Male | 59 592 | 15 454(26) | Â |
| Â | Female | 52 102 | 10 888(21) | 391(p < 0.001) |
Death Certificate | No | 106 217 | 23 577(22) | Â |
Only registration | Yes | 5477 | 2765(50) | 2300(p < 0.001) |
Ever seen privately | No | 106 566 | 23 113(22) | Â |
(cancer was diagnosed or treated outside the free National Health Service at least on one occasion) | Yes | 5128 | 3229(63) | 4600(p < 0.001) |
Surgery | No | 58 875 | 18 344(31) | Â |
| Â | Yes | 52 819 | 7998(15) | 4000(p < 0.001) |
Radiotherapy | No | 73 520 | 19 009(26) | Â |
| Â | Yes | 38 174 | 7333(19) | 616(p < 0.001) |
Chemotherapy | No | 93 778 | 24 650(26) | Â |
| Â | Yes | 17 916 | 1692(9) | 2400(p < 0.001) |
Screen detected | No | 22 900 | 5012(22) | Â |
breast cancer* | Yes | 5895 | 1017(17) | 61(p < 0.001) |
HES-linked | No | 19 694 | 19 694(100) | Â |
| Â | Yes | 92 000 | 6648(7) | Â |
Number of admissions | 0 | 19 694 | 19 694(100) | Â |
(includes non-cancer admissions) | 1 | 8012 | 2071(26) | Â |
| Â | 2 | 10 261 | 1414(14) | Â |
| Â | 3 | 10 523 | 985(9) | Â |
| Â | 4 | 9332 | 562(6) | Â |
| Â | 5+ | 53 872 | 1616(3) | 6300(p < 0.001)** |