Substantial progress was made over the decade in reducing mortality rates for people admitted to hospital for heart attack through improvements in treatments and care processes (Figure 9). Data from the CONCORD programme show that the five-year net survival rate for cervical cancer in Polish women was 55% over 2010-14, one of the lowest among the EU countries. This is in spite of comparatively high cervical cancer screening rates in women aged 20-69 (OECD/EU, 20161 The five-year suivival rate for men and women diagnosed with colorectal cancer is also among the lowest in the EU, as is Poland’s colorectal cancer screening rate.