The following table details information on the incidence of cancers by type of cancer in Northern Ireland for each of the last six years for which data were available.
Table: Cancer incidence in Northern Ireland 1999-2004199920002001200220032004Lip, Oral Cavity &Pharynx (COO-C14)147127128129132153Oesophagus (CIS)153138165144150155Stomach (C16)264234255258263203Small intestine (C17)303823242724Colon (CIS)623545586617623598Rectum, Rectosigmoid Junction and Anus (C19-21)282338368299388356Liver & Intrahepatic Bile Ducts (C22)526425655446Pancreas (C25)122146171170160153Larynx (C32)796064646253Trachea, Bronchus & Lung (C33,C34)870860893868892932Bone (C40-41)1211781117Malignant Melanoma (C43)178187216247212260Non-melanoma Skin Cancer (C44)226022112160238024172283Mesothelioma (C45)634456594246Breast (C50)95496793195310431119Cervix Uteri (C53)769472827567Corpus Uteri (C54)119144143158176156Ovary (C56)183168177191214205Prostate (C61)494576554652739757Testis (C62)566851565669Kidney (C64-C66,C68)159161169181206187Bladder (C67)214210183171225210Brain (C71)8511011912411689Thyroid (C73)413842494333Hodgkin's Disease (C81)403640283740Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (C82-C85,C96)246270252255267282Multiple Myeloma (C90)8511011797104102Leukaemia (C91-C95)148167143178122145Other579607589677589565Total861487298699918494459305 Notes:1. Incidence refers to the number of new cases of a cancer diagnosed in Northern Ireland for a particular period.2. Incidence of cancer are identified using version 10 of the international classification of diseases and related health problems (ICD10).3. The “Other” category includes other haematological cancers, cancer of the gallbladder, other biliary tract and other digestive system, cancer of other connective systems, cancer of the vulva, vagina and penis, cancer of the eye and lymph nodes and cancers with an ill defined or unknown primary site.This information has been provided by the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry and is the most up to date currently available.