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Osteosarcoma

Volume 459: debated on Friday 20 April 2007

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Sir Nicholas Winterton

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the incidence was of osteosarcoma for each of the age groups (a) 0 to nine years, (b) 10 to 19 years and (c) 20 to 49 years in areas of the United Kingdom supplied with (i) fluoridated and (ii) non-fluoridated drinking water. (129701)

Ms Rosie Winterton

The information requested is provided in the following table.

Osteosarcoma1 in England: Number of new cases, 1995-2004, persons by selected age groups and Government office region

Age group

Percentage of fluoridated water

0-9

10-19

20-49

England

86

462

330

—

Government office regions

North East

4

30

23

34.8

North West

10

75

45

3.8

Yorkshire and the Humber

8

45

33

2.6

East Midlands

12

41

29

13.8

West Midlands

10

49

39

70.2

East of England

7

49

26

—

London

15

69

60

—

South East

14

64

43

—

South West

6

40

32

—

1International Classification of Diseases, histology codes 9180, 9181, 9182, 9183, 9184, 9185, 9190. Behaviour code 3. Source: Office for National Statistics.