Table 4

Breakdown of Cancer Treatment Helpline use by tumour group from 2017 to 2020

Tumour group2017201820192020Total% change
Breast295 (21%)387 (22%)477 (24%)465 (22%)1624 (22%)58
Lung305 (21%)405 (23%)413 (21%)408 (20%)1531 (21%)38
Lower GI167 (12%)240 (14%)264 (13%)276 (13%)947 (13%)65
Gynae191 (13%)183 (10%)220 (11%)203 (10%)797 (11%)6
Upper GI173 (12%)155 (9%)170 (9%)263 (13%)761 (10%)52
Prostate105 (7%)101 (6%)105 (5%)80 (4%)391 (5%)−24
  • Only tumour groups with more than 100 calls in 2017 are shown. The percentage (%) change from 2017 to 2020 is recorded.

  • GI, gastrointestinal.