Head and Neck Cancer Profiles

The Knowledge and Intelligence Team - South East has developed the United Kingdom Head and Neck e-Atlas which covers the main subgroups of head and neck cancers for the whole of the United Kingdom. The aim of the e-Atlas is to provide the public, health care professionals, commissioners and health service managers with basic information on incidence and mortality for the main types of head and neck cancers in males and females.

The UK Head and Neck Cancer e-Atlas includes incidence and mortality data by Cancer Network, and Strategic Health Authority. The latest data displayed in the Cancer Network and SHA e-Atlases for cancer incidence is is 2007-09 and 2008-10 for mortality.

To access the e-Atlas click on either the Cancer Network or Strategic Health Authority link below. Hints and tips for usage are shown at the foot of this page.

• View Head & Neck Cancer Network e-Atlas
• View Head & Neck Strategic Health Authority e-Atlas

To view the e-Atlas your computer needs to have Adobe Flash player version 9 viewer or higher installed. A free download is available here.

The Head and Neck Cancer e-Atlas uses data from English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish cancer registries and the Office for National Statistics. If you have any comments or any suggestions on how to improve the cancer e-Atlas, please do contact us by e-mail.