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Table 4 Number and percentage of people diagnosed with cancer 1994–2011 and still alive at 31/12/2011, who had had cancer-directed surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or homone therapy, overall and by age and time since diagnosis 1 , all invasive cancers 2

From: The magnitude and characteristics of the population of cancer survivors: using population-based estimates of cancer prevalence to inform service planning for survivorship care

 

Cancer-directed surgery

Chemotherapy

Radiotherapy

Homone therapy

 

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Age-group

  <40

5,113

65%

3,915

50%

2,147

27%

302

4%

  40-49

7,630

81%

4,330

46%

3,760

40%

1,369

14%

  50-59

14,855

78%

8,278

43%

8,471

44%

3,693

19%

  60-69

21,226

69%

9,950

33%

13,284

43%

5,603

18%

  70-79

17,801

63%

6,921

24%

11,658

41%

5,669

20%

  80+

10,831

62%

2,315

13%

4,070

23%

3,706

21%

Time since diagnosis

  <1 year

7,422

50%

3,350

23%

2,970

20%

1,470

10%

  1-4.99 years

27,804

67%

13,831

33%

17,746

43%

8,457

20%

  5-9.99 years

22,796

72%

10,553

33%

13,789

43%

6,283

20%

  10+ years

19,434

79%

7,975

32%

8,885

36%

4,132

17%

Total

77,456

69%

35,709

32%

43,390

39%

20,342

18%

  1. 1at 31/12/2011; 2excluding non-melanoma skin cancer.