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Mr. Alex Carlile
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many incidents of bone cancer there have been in Wales in each of the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Gwilym Jones
The recorded number of cases of cancer of the bone and articular cartilage for persons resident in Wales for the years 1979 to 1988 is given in the following table:
| Year | Total |
| 1979 | 83 |
| 1980 | 65 |
| 1981 | 52 |
| 1982 | 81 |
| 1983 | 85 |
| 1984 | 108 |
| 1985 | 97 |
| 1986 | 100 |
| 1987 | 88 |
| 1988 | 111 |
Source: Welsh Cancer Registry.
The ninth revision of the International Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death (ICD 9) was introduced in 1980. Prior to this date the classification of cancer of the bone and articular cartilage included certain types of cancer excluded in later years' figures.