Table 1

The incidence and prognosis of heart failure and common cancers in the Scotland3

Estimated mortality (%)
Annual incidence3 year5 year
Men
Heart failure1.3/10006075
Lung cancer0.8/1000>9095
Bowel cancer0.6/10005565
Prostate cancer0.5/10004555
Women
Heart failure1.3/10006575
Breast cancer0.8/10002535
Bowel cancer0.4/10005565
Lung cancer0.4/1000>9095