Cancer waiting times: patients starting treatment and patients informed they do not have cancer, June 2019 onwards

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Data valuesData descriptionDatelocal health boardtumour sitesexage group
6patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLower GastrointestinalFemale90+
63patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotalTotal
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotalUnder 30
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotal30-39
7patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotal40-49
7patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotal50-59
14patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotal60-69
20patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotal70-79
9patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotal80-89
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungTotal90+
33patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungMaleTotal
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungMale40-49
5patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungMale50-59
7patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungMale60-69
12patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungMale70-79
6patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungMale80-89
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungMale90+
30patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemaleTotal
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemaleUnder 30
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemale30-39
5patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemale40-49
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemale50-59
7patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemale60-69
8patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemale70-79
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemale80-89
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayLungFemale90+
23patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotalTotal
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotalUnder 30
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotal30-39
5patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotal40-49
5patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotal50-59
4patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotal60-69
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotal70-79
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaTotal80-89
10patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaMaleTotal
4patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaMale50-59
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaMale60-69
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaMale70-79
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaMale80-89
13patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemaleTotal
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemaleUnder 30
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemale30-39
5patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemale40-49
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemale50-59
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemale60-69
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemale70-79
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySarcomaFemale80-89
343patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotalTotal
18patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotalUnder 30
21patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotal30-39
18patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotal40-49
44patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotal50-59
60patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotal60-69
97patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotal70-79
71patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotal80-89
14patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinTotal90+
181patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMaleTotal
4patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMaleUnder 30
6patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMale30-39
8patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMale40-49
20patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMale50-59
32patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMale60-69
57patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMale70-79
45patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMale80-89
9patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinMale90+
162patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemaleTotal
14patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemaleUnder 30
15patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemale30-39
10patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemale40-49
24patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemale50-59
28patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemale60-69
40patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemale70-79
26patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemale80-89
5patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BaySkinFemale90+
9patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotalTotal
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotalUnder 30
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal50-59
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal60-69
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal70-79
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemTotal80-89
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemMaleTotal
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemMale50-59
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemMale70-79
6patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemaleTotal
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemaleUnder 30
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemale60-69
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemale70-79
1patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBrain/Central Nervous SystemFemale80-89
241patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotalTotal
15patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotalUnder 30
69patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotal30-39
56patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotal40-49
36patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotal50-59
27patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotal60-69
23patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotal70-79
13patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotal80-89
2patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastTotal90+
20patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastMaleTotal
3patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastMale30-39
4patients informed they do not have cancerJuly 2025Swansea BayBreastMale50-59
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Main information

Most recent update
26 September 2025
Next update expected
23 October 2025
Designation
Accredited official statistics
Data provider
Digital Health and Care Wales (DHCW)
Data source
Suspected Cancer Pathway (SCP)

Data notes

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

Under the suspected cancer pathway, a pathway starts at the point of suspicion (for example when a GP makes a referral) and this is when the recorded waiting time starts. A pathway is closed, and their waiting time ends, when the patient starts their first definitive treatment, is downgraded (told they do not have cancer), chooses not to have treatment or if the patient dies. This data measures activity through the number of pathways opened following a suspicion of cancer. Note that a patient may be on more than one pathway.

Data collection or calculation

Open pathway data collected through the NDR method is broadly similar to the previous aggregate data collection, however direct comparisons should not be made between the two sources because the previous method is known to contain many duplicate pathways. This means that the number of pathways opened in months prior to December 2021 should not be directly compared to data from December 2021 onwards.

Please find this information in the related statistical release, as per the given weblink.

Statistical quality

Suspected cancer pathway data is measured by patient pathways rather than unique patients. This is because a single patient can have multiple cancer pathways opened if cancer is suspected in more than one tumour site. When quality assuring open pathway data for October, November and December 2021, it was estimated that the number of pathways opened is approximately 2-3% higher than the number of unique patients who were suspected of having cancer. Open pathway data collected through the NDR method is broadly similar to the previous aggregate data collection, however direct comparisons should not be made between the two sources because the previous method is known to contain many duplicate pathways. This means that the number of pathways opened in months prior to December 2021 should not be directly compared to data from December 2021 onwards.

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stats.healthinfo@gov.wales

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