This programme, which is part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN), reports on all patients newly diagnosed with primary breast cancer (stages 0 to 3) in NHS hospitals in England and Wales, to support improvement.
More than 55,000 people are diagnosed with a new primary breast cancer every year in the UK.” NAoPri website
Supporting improvement
The NAoPri Quality Improvement Plan describes the approach taken across the NATCAN cancer audits to develop improvement goals and performance indicators / metrics, aiming for these to be measurable, actionable and improvable. Further information can be found on the programme website.
Additional data and resources
Further data and resources can be found on the programme website.
Latest reports
Primary breast cancer report 2025
- National Audit of Primary Breast Cancer (NAoPri),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Audit of Primary Breast Cancer (NAoPri), part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating...
Primary breast cancer report 2024
- National Audit of Primary Breast Cancer (NAoPri),
- National Cancer Audit Collaborating Centre (NATCAN)
The National Audit of Primary Breast Cancer (NAoPri), part of the National Cancer Audit Collaborating...
