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Figure 207: Trends in under 75 cancer standardised mortality ratios by national
deprivation quintiles for Hull and comparators for 2001-03 to 2006-08
10.2.1.14 Survival in Relation to Deprivation
The local Cancer Equity Audit conducted during the financial year 2005/2006 revealed
that whilst premature cancer mortality was strongly associated with deprivation,
incidence was less strongly associated and the relationship between incidence and
mortality was not consistent among the deprivation quintiles (Figure 208). The Cancer
Equity Audit was conducted in Hull and East Riding of Yorkshire so the data are for both
local authorities combined and use incidence and mortality data for the period 2001 to
2003, and deprivation defined on the basis of the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004
national quintiles. It can be seen that there is no substantial difference in cancer
incidence among the national deprivation quintiles. However, there is a trend in cancer
mortality with those in the most deprived quintiles having the highest mortality rates.
This suggests that survival rates are lower in the most deprived national quintile. There
are many potential reasons why this might be the case, and this relationship could
reflect differences in risk factors, stage of cancer at diagnosis, referral rates to
secondary care, co-morbidity, treatment options, type of cancer, and many other factors.
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