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Cancer

Volume 113: debated on Wednesday 1 April 1987

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asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the number of deaths in England and Wales from each form of cancer, broken down for men and women, for each of the last 10 years up to the latest year for which figures are available.

The information is contained in table 2 of the OPCS annual volume "Mortality Statistics—cause", England and Wales, series DH2 (Her Majesty's Stationery Office). Copies for each year 1976–84 inclusive can be found in the Library. The figures for 1985 are shown in the table.

ICDCause of DeathAll ages
140–239NeoplasmsM74,324
F67,294
140–149Malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynxM1,003
F694
140Malignant neoplasm of lipM23
141Malignant neoplasm of tongueM229
F163
142Malignant neoplasm of major salivary glandsM88
F75
143Malignant neoplasm of gumM58
F43
144Malignant neoplasm of floor of mouthM66
F40
145Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of mouthM115
F87
146Malignant neoplasm of oropharynxM128
F54
147Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynxM82
F45
148Malignant neoplasm of hypopharynxM127
F127
149Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the lip, oral cavity and pharynxM87
F51
150–159Malignant neoplasm of digestive organs and peritoneumM21,478
F19,660
150Malignant neoplasm of oesophagusM2,719
F1,851
151Malignant neoplasm of stomachM5,922
F4,049
152Malignant neoplasm of small intestine, including duodenumM130
F113
153Malignant neoplasm of colonM4,923
F6,364
154Malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction and anusM3,289
F2,751
155Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ductsM680
F499
156Malignant neoplasm of gallbladder and extrahepatic bile ductsM329
F632
157Malignant neoplasm of pancreasM3,063
F3,014
158Malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum and peritoneumM109
F69
159Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites within the digestive organs and peritoneumM314
F318
160–165Malignant neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organsM27,124
F10,139
160Malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities, middle ear and accessory sinusesM100
F89
161Malignant neoplasm of larynxM669
F166
162Malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lungM25,994
F9,798
163Malignant neoplasm of pleuraM325
F42
164Malignant neoplasm of thymus, heart and mediastinumM34
F43
165Other malignant neoplasms within the respiratory system and intrathoracic organsM2
F1
170–175Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breastM1,206
F14,600

ICD

Cause of Death

All ages

170Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilageM153
F120
171Malignant neoplasm of connective and other soft tissueM256
F236
172Malignant melanoma of skinM455
F532
173Other malignant neoplasm of skinM263
F199
174Malignant neoplasm of female breastF13,513
175Malignant neoplasm of male breastM79
179–189Malignant neoplasm of genitourinary organsM11,451
F10,150
179Malignant neoplasm of uterus, part unspecifiedF517
180Malignant neoplasm of cervix uteriF1,957
181Malignant neoplasm of placentaF2
182Malignant neoplasm of body of uterusF1,018
183Malignant neoplasm of ovary and other uterine adnexaF3,843
184Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified female genital organsF540
185Malignant neoplasm of prostateM6,628
186Malignant neoplasm of testisM112
187Malignant neoplasm of penis and other male genital organsM129
188Malignant neoplasm of bladderM3,251
F1,418
189Malignant neoplasm of kidney and other and unspecified urinary organsM1,331
F855
190–199Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified sitesM6,506
F6,773
191Malignant neoplasm of brainM1,472
F1,099
192Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified parts of nervous systemM18
F35
193Malignant neoplasm of thyroid glandM106
F247
194Malignant neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structuresM65
F56
195Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sitesM172
F322
199Malignant neoplasm without specification of siteM4,591
F4,946
200–208Malignant neoplasm of lymphatic and haematopoietic tissueM4,716
F4,322
200Lymphosarcoma and reticulosarcomaM131
F133
201Hodgkin's diseaseM261
F194
202Other malignant neoplasm of lymphoid and histiocytic tissueM1,345
F1,246
203Multiple myeloma and immunoproliferative neoplasmsM1,019
F1,013
204Lymphoid leukaemiaM727
F551
205Myeloid leukaemiaM1,040
F978
206Monocytic leukaemiaM40
F45
207Other specified leukaemiaM28
F31
208Leukaemia of unspecified cell typeM125
F131
210–229Benign neoplasmsM185
F327
210Benign neoplasm of lip, oral cavity and pharynxM5
F2
211Benign neoplasm of other parts of digestive systemM17
F21
212Benign neoplasm of respiratory and intrathoracic organsM8
F12

ICD

Cause of Death

All ages

213Benign neoplasm of bone and articular cartilageM1
F3
214LipomaM4
F1
215Other benign neoplasm of connective and other soft tissueM8
F10
216Benign neoplasm of skinM4
F1
217Benign neoplasm of breastM
F1
218Uterine leiomyomaF15
219Other benign neoplasm of uterusF2
220Benign neoplasm of ovaryF19
222Benign neoplasm of male genital organsM1
223Benign neoplasm of kidney and other urinary organsM2
F2
225Benign neoplasm of brain and other parts of nervous systemM88
F173
226Benign neoplasm of thyroid glandM2
F2
227Benign neoplasm of other endocrine glands and related structuresM29
F46
228Haemangioma and Lymphangioma, any siteM14
F14
229Benign neoplasm of other and unspecified sitesM2
F3
230–234Carcinoma in situM1
F2
230Carcinoma in situ of digestive organsM1
F
232Carcinoma in situ of skinM
F1
233Carcinoma in situ of breast and genitourinary systemM
F1
235–238Neoplasms of uncertain behaviourM225
F222
235Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of digestive and respiratory systemsM31
F30
236Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of genitourinary organsM11
F11
237Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of endocrine glands and nervous systemM38
F41
238Neoplasm of uncertain behaviour of other and unspecified sites and tissuesM145
F140
239Neoplasm of unspecified natureM429
F405