Cancer Research UK Statistics

Posted by Steve on Tuesday 2nd September

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 Key Facts

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 Key Facts