Health Board area of residence Year of Diagnosis Argyll and Clyde 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 129 156 151 172 134 150 163 168 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 39 45 53 71 55 64 n/a n/a Ayrshire and Arran 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 110 109 110 136 144 148 146 161 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 33 37 32 48 63 75 n/a n/a Borders 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 40 39 61 73 64 58 34 55 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 11 18 23 27 26 22 n/a n/a Dumfries and Galloway 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 72 74 81 70 47 74 68 63 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 28 23 36 36 34 32 n/a n/a Fife 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 134 151 160 179 152 137 123 113 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 53 56 61 70 67 66 n/a n/a Forth valley 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 140 108 112 151 129 93 138 140 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 64 58 56 78 64 49 n/a n/a Grampian 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 182 195 223 223 196 230 249 205 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 65 81 102 75 84 115 n/a n/a Greater Glasgow 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 270 291 288 334 305 285 281 282 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 91 96 106 146 136 123 n/a n/a Highland 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 74 69 82 71 111 123 124 131 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 31 26 27 23 59 62 n/a n/a Lanarkshire 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 139 133 167 188 181 185 151 176 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 46 53 71 80 86 88 n/a n/a Lothian 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 290 352 336 370 313 312 320 374 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 118 161 143 187 163 166 n/a n/a Orkney 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 12 10 3 10 8 5 7 8 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 5 4 - 4 1 2 n/a n/a Shetland 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 10 5 6 11 5 11 8 7 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 3 1 2 5 2 4 n/a n/a Tayside 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 159 151 157 173 157 153 170 161 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 66 56 69 65 70 73 n/a n/a Western Isles 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 3 6 11 10 15 19 12 6 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 1 2 2 2 8 12 n/a n/a Scotland 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Number diagnosed 1 765 1 852 1 951 2 171 1 961 1 983 1 994 2 050 Number alive 5 years from date of diagnosis 655 720 785 917 918 953 n/a n/a Source: Scottish Cancer Registry, ISD and General Register Office (Scotland) (GRO(S)).Data extracted: February 2005 (Cancer registrations) and August 2004 (GRO(S) deaths).