Bowel Cancer

Our Reference: FOI00841/Tyes/QE1

Dear Ian

I refer to your request under the above legislation for information about
the percentage of new bowel cancer cases in the most recent 12 month period
for which records are available for patients over 50 who were diagnosed as
being anaemic immediately before being diagnosed with bowel cancer.

I am writing to advise you that after speaking with colleagues, I can
confirm ONS do not hold this information as the required data is not
collected. Routine cancer registration does not collect information on
patients symptoms prior to the diagnosis of cancer.

You have the right to have this decision reviewed internally by an internal
review process and, if you remain unhappy with the decision, by the
Information Commissioner. If you would like to have the decision reviewed
please write to Mike Hughes, Group Director, National Statistics Policy
Group, Office for National Statistics, 1 Myddelton Street, London, EC1R
2UW.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours Sincerely

Nicola Shearman

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