Earlier detection and improved treatments are contributing to these encouraging improvements in survival.More comprehensive data on colorectal cancer can be found on the Scottish Health Statistics website at www.isdscotland.org\cancer_information.Table (a): Number of People Diagnosed with Colorectal Cancer Between 1995 and 2001 by NHS Board Area of Residence NHS Board Area Year of Diagnosis 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Argyll and Clyde 295 302 286 277 270 303 318 Ayrshire and Arran 236 286 267 269 265 261 277 Borders 85 110 95 82 87 90 81 Dumfries and Galloway 110 121 114 110 102 109 98 Fife 230 255 221 221 237 275 278 Forth Valley 153 187 169 157 173 167 179 Grampian 333 354 312 388 362 371 415 Greater Glasgow 623 660 577 557 571 552 590 Highland 136 161 175 139 156 171 162 Lanarkshire 271 304 324 306 310 319 287 Lothian 489 474 509 453 510 518 463 Orkney 14 14 9 17 19 14 11 Shetland 20 13 21 13 15 19 17 Tayside 287 330 304 310 340 366 323 Western Isles 16 27 28 30 27 23 24 Scotland 3,298 3,598 3,411 3,329 3,444 3,558 3,524 Source: Scottish Cancer Registry, date extracted: August 2005.Table (b): Number of People who Died from Colorectal Cancer Between 1998 and 2004 by NHS Board Area of Residence NHS Board Area Year of Death Registration 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Argyll and Clyde 145 107 140 131 121 122 131 Ayrshire and Arran 130 136 112 119 116 110 124 Borders 37 54 38 44 45 50 48 Dumfries and Galloway 58 68 55 56 55 56 56 Fife 109 116 102 131 104 94 103 Forth Valley 75 86 78 82 97 106 76 Grampian 171 179 173 154 157 182 177 Greater Glasgow 274 278 275 286 269 257 274 Highland 72 77 70 75 63 74 62 Lanarkshire 135 147 152 134 164 148 149 Lothian 231 218 214 236 191 220 203 Orkney 11 6 4 7...