Cancer Research UK Statistics

Cancer Research UK has a vast array of statistics for all types of cancers at http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/cancer-info/cancerstats/

Sarcoma has two sections of its own

1.  Bone sarcoma statistics

    • 559 people in the UK were diagnosed with bone sarcoma in 2011.
    • There were 263 deaths from bone sarcoma in 2011.
    • 56% of adult bone sarcoma patients (58% of men and 54% of women) in England survived their cancer for five years or more in 2001-2005.

More detail can be found in Bone sarcoma statistics

2.  Soft tissue sarcoma statistics

    • 3,272 people in the UK were diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma in 2010.
    • 56% of soft tissue sarcoma patients in England survived their cancer for five years or more in 2000-2004.

More detail can be found in Soft tissue sarcoma statistics

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