Datasets / Teenage and Young Adult Cancers (TYAC) in Scotland


Teenage and Young Adult Cancers (TYAC) in Scotland

Published By ISD Scotland

Issued about 10 years ago

GB
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Summary

Type of release
a one-off release of a single dataset

Licence
UK Open Government Licence

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

The distribution of cancers in adolescents and young adults (15-24 years of age) differ from those in older adults, and so a separate analysis based on classification by histological tumour type is reported. The statistics are intended to assist in the planning of cancer services for this age group. Source agency: ISD Scotland (part of NHS National Services Scotland) Designation: Official Statistics not designated as National Statistics Language: English Alternative title: Teenage and Young Adult Cancers (TYAC) in Scotland