CPRD GOLD linked National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) cancer registration data contain a record for each notified, registrable tumour, diagnosed or treated in England.

CPRD Aurum linked National Cancer Registration and Analysis Service (NCRAS) cancer registration data contain a record for each notified, registrable tumour, diagnosed or treated in England.

CPRD GOLD linked Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) data include information from patients who have responded to the CPES about their cancer journey from their initial GP visit prior to diagnosis, through diagnosis and treatment and to the ongoing management of their cancer.

CPRD Aurum linked Cancer Patient Experience Survey (CPES) data include information from patients who have responded to the CPES about their cancer journey from their initial GP visit prior to diagnosis, through diagnosis and treatment and to the ongoing management of their cancer.

CPRD GOLD linked National Radiotherapy Dataset (RTDS) data contain records of radiotherapy services provided since April 2009, including teletherapy and brachytherapy. All radiotherapy delivered in England to patients in NHS facilities, or in private facilities where delivery was funded by the NHS, is included. Brachytherapy delivered for the treatment of non-malignant disease, radiotherapy delivered using unsealed sources, and non-therapeutic exposures delivered using radiotherapy machines (e.g. imaging) are not included.

CPRD Aurum linked National Radiotherapy Dataset (RTDS) data contain records of radiotherapy services provided since April 2009, including teletherapy and brachytherapy. All radiotherapy delivered in England to patients in NHS facilities, or in private facilities where delivery was funded by the NHS, is included. Brachytherapy delivered for the treatment of non-malignant disease, radiotherapy delivered using unsealed sources, and non-therapeutic exposures delivered using radiotherapy machines (e.g. imaging) are not included.

CPRD GOLD linked Systemic Anti-Cancer Treatment (SACT) data covers chemotherapy treatment for all solid tumour and haematological malignancies, including those in clinical trials. Information is included about programme and regime of treatment, and the outcome for each treatment.

CPRD GOLD linked Quality of Life of Colorectal Cancer Survivors in England: Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) survey, is a national survey that was commissioned by the Department of Health as a follow-on from the pilot study in July 2011 undertaken to confirm the value of collecting PROMs data on breast, prostate, colorectal and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. It includes survey data from 34,467 patients aged 16 years and over with an incident colorectal cancer diagnosis during Jan 2010 Dec 2011. Outcome items in the survey are made up of Euroqol 5-level (EQ-5D), Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT), and Social Difficulties Inventory (SDI) items.