National Lung Cancer Audit: 2006 Patient Cohort

This second annual report from the National Lung Cancer Audit presents data for patients diagnosed with lung cancer who were first seen in 2006 as of 6 July 2007. The National Lung Cancer Audit collects information on referral, diagnosis, treatment and outcome for people diagnosed with lung cancer or mesothelioma. The aim of the audit is to understand the incidence of lung cancer within the UK, to describe the range of treatments utilised and explore regional variations in treatments and outcomes. Using data that has been risk-adjusted for casemix, the audit has the potential to explain some of the wide variations found in outcome.