Cancer diagnosis

Summary

A request was made to Manx Care for statistics on hospital admissions involving malignant cancer, history of cancer, and COVID-19 infections between 2015 and 2024, including age breakdowns. The authority disclosed that all requested information was sent, providing specific counts of patient spells and referencing supporting documentation for detailed yearly and age group data.

Key Facts

• The data covers hospital admissions from 1 January 2015 to 30 April 2024.
• There were 18,041 patient spells with a diagnosis of malignant cancer (ICD10 Chapter C).
• 3,234 of these spells involved patients with a previous history of cancer.
• 119 spells involved patients with a previous history of COVID-19 infection.
• The figures exclude private patients and archived episodes.

Data Disclosed

• 18,041
• 20,733
• 3,234
• 119
• 2015
• 2024
• 01 Jan 2015
• 30 April 2024
• 3802357
• 2024-04-15
• 2024-05-23

Original Request

Foi Manxcare 1. How many hospital admission patients had a diagnosis of current malignant cancer. Either admitted for or as comorbidity each year from 2015 to 2024. 2. Please breakdown the above to show which ones had a previous history of cancers. 3. How many since 2020 have a previous history of a covid infection? 4. Please provide the ages or average age for the above per year.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 3802357 23 May 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 15 April 2024, which states:

"Foi Manxcare

1. How many hospital admission patients had a diagnosis of current malignant cancer. Either admitted for or as comorbidity each year from 2015 to 2024.

2. Please breakdown the above to show which ones had a previous history of cancers.

3. How many since 2020 have a previous history of a covid infection?

4. Please provide the ages or average age for the above per year."

Our response to your request is as follows:

The following data is based on ADMISSIONS between 01 Jan 2015 and 30 April 202423:59:59. Numbers EXCLUDE Private patients and Archived episodes. The results below are a count of Patient Admissions (Spells) – it is not unfeasible that a Patient can be admitted more than once in this timeframe.

1. There were 18,041 Patient SPELLS (that referenced 20,733 episodes) with a ICD10 clinical coding covering the whole of chapter C – C00.- C97X (Malignant Cancer). Please see the supporting Documentation for the yearly breakdown.
2. Of the 18,041 spells, 3,234 of these Patient spells had episode(s) with ICD10 Clinical coding Z850 - ---- Z859 (defining history of cancer). Please see the supporting Documentation for the yearly breakdown.
3. Of the 18,041 spells, 119 of these Patient spells had episode(s) with ICD10 Clinical coding U073 (defining history of covid). Please see the supporting Documentation for the yearly breakdown.
4. Please see supporting documentation for the breakdown of Year/Age Groups.

Please quote the reference number 3802357 in any future communications.

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