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Cancer

Volume 459: debated on Wednesday 2 May 2007

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in (a) England and (b) Great Yarmouth died from cancer in each of the last 30 years for which figures are available, broken down by cancer type. (135202)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 2 May 2007:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent question asking how many people died from cancer in each of the last 30 years for which figures are available in (a) England and (b) Great Yarmouth, broken down by cancer type. (135202)

Figures for Great Yarmouth can only be calculated from 1981 onwards. The attached tables provide the numbers of deaths where cancer was the underlying cause of death in (a) England from 1976 to 2005 (the latest year available) and (b) Great Yarmouth from 1981 to 2005, by cancer site.

Table 1: Number of deaths with cancer as the underlying cause of death,1 England 1976-20052, by cancer site

Deaths (persons)

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

All cancers

117,812

117,399

118,780

120,461

121,546

122,341

122,692

124,859

129,989

131,222

Lip, mouth and pharynx

1,516

1,422

1,411

1,564

1,495

1,571

1,494

1,589

1,656

1,588

Oesophagus

3,221

3,365

3,448

3,385

3,572

3,583

3,756

3,820

4,050

4,267

Stomach

11,014

10,570

10,674

10,464

10,140

9,854

9,423

9,724

9,557

9,257

Colorectal

16,043

15,423

15,395

15,526

15,548

15,434

15,032

15,565

16,191

16,174

Pancreas

5,296

5,313

5,344

5,546

5,564

5,372

5,372

5,469

5,661

5,675

Larynx

754

691

718

775

755

789

783

714

729

781

Lung

31,774

32,273

32,559

32,890

33,327

32,899

32,944

33,622

33,815

33,849

Melanoma of the skin

739

699

722

751

762

815

897

800

934

920

Breast (female)

11,091

11,080

11,219

11,367

11,417

11,741

11,628

11,879

12,471

12,710

Cervix

2,065

2,002

1,986

1,944

1,939

1,877

1,804

1,815

1,779

1,814

Uterus

1,418

1,412

1,463

1,400

1,416

1,417

1,468

1,408

1,370

1,431

Ovary

3,519

3,471

3,582

3,524

3,524

3,494

3,385

3,514

3,710

3,600

Prostate

4,348

4,371

4,463

4,568

4,732

4,880

4,971

5,310

5,892

6,252

Testis

266

243

201

185

207

154

131

140

149

107

Kidney

1,716

1,701

1,615

1,697

1,682

1,704

1,874

1,931

2,073

2,075

Bladder

4,010

3,998

3,999

3,972

4,013

4,111

4,007

4,201

4,341

4,406

Brain

1,787

1,957

2,025

2,127

2,165

2,025

1,919

2,215

2,385

2,390

Hodgkin’s disease

603

613

625

546

535

512

473

452

448

433

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

1,723

1,792

1,977

2,004

2,145

2,052

2,236

2,365

2,584

2,680

Multiple myeloma

1,281

1,337

1,385

1,514

1,491

1,533

1,550

1,554

1,788

1,906

All leukaemias

2,985

2,982

3,136

3,086

3,120

3,147

3,258

3,219

3,320

3,439

Deaths (persons)

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

All cancers

130,494

132,115

133,549

134,405

133,941

134,630

134,987

131,460

130,768

130,256

Lip, mouth and pharynx

1,537

1,572

1,576

1,601

1,543

1,603

1,593

1,469

1,650

1,497

Oesophagus

4,242

4,483

4,528

4,650

4,890

4,951

5,035

5,257

5,334

5,427

Stomach

8,995

8,858

8,719

8,440

8,083

7,805

7,686

6,987

7,007

6,511

Colorectal

15,724

15,987

16,133

16,279

16,156

16,007

16,285

15,038

14,803

14,675

Pancreas

5,631

5,733

5,628

5,712

5,762

5,661

5,661

5,522

5,439

5,476

Larynx

785

816

791

807

749

792

825

799

771

755

Lung

33,243

33,148

33,281

32,465

32,305

32,169

31,603

30,524

30,121

29,711

Melanoma of the skin

976

969

1,027

1,027

1,091

1,090

1,065

1,311

1,290

1,301

Breast (female)

12,825

12,901

12,851

13,108

12,825

12,979

12,803

12,197

12,015

11,772

Cervix

1,858

1,763

1,809

1,692

1,653

1,531

1,532

1,377

1,265

1,256

Uterus

1,369

1,355

1,358

1,358

1,349

1,381

1,292

1,209

1,173

1,226

Ovary

3,622

3,704

3,570

3,717

3,781

3,625

3,643

3,587

3,612

3,647

Prostate

6,511

6,750

7,051

7,411

7,635

8,032

8,257

8,100

8,170

8,259

Testis

116

131

134

108

117

104

117

94

71

79

Kidney

2,095

2,127

2,138

2,228

2,269

2,393

2,417

2,386

2,395

2,508

Bladder

4,446

4,344

4,521

4,510

4,668

4,621

4,810

4,500

4,516

4,542

Brain

2,269

2,426

2,481

2,546

2,534

2,493

2,679

2,453

2,437

2,481

Hodgkin’s disease

426

433

401

361

348

341

364

326

252

281

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

2,818

3,023

3,243

3,279

3,355

3,470

3,583

3,544

3,589

3,725

Multiple myeloma

1,864

2,019

1,995

2,129

1,970

2,006

1,969

2,070

1,974

2,067

All leukaemias

3,312

3,396

3,409

3,469

3,238

3,391

3,326

3,312

3,265

3,272

Deaths (persons)

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

All cancers

128,886

127,040

127,564

125,527

124,208

127,076

128,171

127,259

129,057

126,606

Lip, mouth and pharynx

1,555

1,576

1,570

1,549

1,530

1,572

1,581

1,472

1,619

1,598

Oesophagus

5,429

5,439

5,558

5,675

5,673

5,668

5,910

6,002

5,899

6,087

Stomach

6,270

6,151

5,963

5,667

5,365

5,197

5,171

4,894

4,708

4,582

Colorectal

14,415

14,190

13,962

13,613

13,223

13,182

13,387

13,079

13,217

13,191

Pancreas

5,478

5,421

5,444

5,579

5,695

5,663

5,726

5,841

5,887

6,093

Larynx

744

730

685

684

655

706

686

678

627

606

Lung

28,974

28,130

28,360

27,671

27,245

26,922

27,031

27,005

26,453

26,937

Melanoma of the skin

1,291

1,315

1,388

1,377

1,445

1,380

1,383

1,466

1,478

1,530

Breast (female)

11,424

11,241

11,004

10,856

10,609

10,846

10,789

10,489

10,295

10,346

Cervix

1,225

1,150

1,078

1,034

1,035

947

926

888

899

837

Uterus

1,216

1,207

1,208

1,153

1,243

1,292

1,271

1,306

1,351

1,368

Ovary

3,864

3,747

3,744

3,691

3,669

3,877

3,922

3,805

3,655

3,694

Prostate

8,219

7,977

8,067

8,048

7,786

8,286

8,440

8,582

8,533

8,520

Testis

95

64

71

71

63

55

56

70

64

61

Kidney

2,402

2,511

2,549

2,538

2,548

2,642

2,755

2,813

2,947

2,941

Bladder

4,310

4,280

4,212

4,102

4,173

4,172

4,160

4,131

4,065

3,906

Brain

2,550

2,617

2,633

2,630

2,694

2,779

2,720

2,772

2,826

2,775

Hodgkin’s disease

275

245

246

226

223

211

238

270

265

232

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

3,690

3,677

3,720

3,762

3,785

3,858

4,021

3,917

3,738

3,781

Multiple myeloma

2,027

1,934

2,097

2,033

1,886

2,187

2,260

2,307

2,205

2,158

All leukaemias

3,233

3,310

3,292

3,425

3,318

3,515

3,620

3,665

3,555

3,620

1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Eighth Revision (ICD-8) for the years 1976-78, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1979 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-9 in 1979 and ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from specific causes are not completely comparable across the whole period. The ICD codes for each cancer site are given in the following table.

2 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Box 1: Cancer sites, International Classification of Diseases, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Revisions

ICD-8 (1976-78)

ICD-9 (1979-2000)

ICD-10 (2001-05)

All cancers

140-205

140-208

C00-97

Lip, mouth and pharynx

140-149

140-149

C00-C14

Oesophagus

150

150

C15

Stomach

151

151

C16

Colorectal

153-154

153-154

C18-C21

Pancreas

157

157

C25

Larynx

161

161

C32

Lung

162

162

C33-C34

Melanoma of the skin

172

172

C43

Breast (female)

174

174

C50

Cervix

180

180

C53

Uterus

182

182

C54-C55

Ovary

183

183

C56-C57

Prostate

185

185

C61

Testis

186

186

C62

Kidney

189

189

C64-C66, C68

Bladder

188

188

C67

Brain

191

191

C71

Hodgkin’s disease

201

201

C81

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

200, 202

200, 202

C82-C85, C91.4, C96

Multiple myeloma

203

203

C90

All leukaemias

204-207

204-208

C91-C95 ex. C91.4

Table 2: Number of deaths with cancer as the underlying cause of death,1 Great Yarmouth 1981-20052, 3, by cancer site

Deaths (persons)

1981

1982

1983

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

All cancers

235

254

265

279

269

260

239

299

269

302

283

298

287

Lip, mouth and pharynx

0

3

2

6

6

4

2

3

2

1

1

5

3

Oesophagus

3

6

9

5

8

9

5

10

13

8

11

11

11

Stomach

27

16

16

15

24

28

27

22

19

23

13

23

21

Colorectal

21

36

29

34

34

37

26

37

29

43

35

41

35

Pancreas

11

7

7

14

8

9

6

14

8

14

11

11

8

Larynx

0

4

1

3

4

1

2

2

0

1

3

0

1

Lung

61

71

81

68

59

69

55

86

64

61

74

65

64

Melanoma of the skin

2

1

2

2

1

3

2

2

2

1

3

1

5

Breast (female)

24

10

25

30

29

25

27

20

30

38

31

20

34

Cervix

4

1

3

2

3

6

4

1

5

4

5

3

1

Uterus

1

3

2

2

4

2

3

1

1

0

2

3

3

Ovary

9

8

10

10

10

5

4

11

6

7

8

7

6

Prostate

9

18

6

17

10

15

19

15

17

24

16

27

19

Testis

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

Kidney

0

2

3

3

4

5

6

5

6

6

2

7

7

Bladder

11

9

16

7

16

5

4

9

12

13

9

12

6

Brain

6

5

6

2

7

4

6

10

6

6

5

5

7

Hodgkin’s disease

1

2

2

0

2

1

0

1

1

1

1

0

1

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

3

7

7

10

5

4

8

8

3

7

7

7

8

Multiple myeloma

3

2

3

7

3

3

1

5

4

7

5

7

4

All leukaemias

7

4

4

8

5

3

6

5

7

6

8

4

6

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

All cancers

274

299

275

268

281

280

287

279

259

263

287

299

Lip, mouth and pharynx

3

4

2

1

3

2

2

1

6

2

2

2

Oesophagus

12

16

11

3

13

22

14

11

14

4

7

18

Stomach

21

20

15

12

13

12

16

7

8

10

11

10

Colorectal

29

32

27

30

30

27

28

29

39

25

36

30

Pancreas

13

9

9

5

12

17

10

10

4

9

26

15

Larynx

2

5

1

0

2

2

1

4

4

2

2

4

Lung

57

73

72

67

64

55

58

63

44

57

62

60

Melanoma of the skin

4

2

2

2

2

3

5

1

3

4

5

2

Breast (female)

22

28

25

23

19

24

14

23

22

20

24

22

Cervix

2

1

4

8

4

2

4

1

3

2

1

0

Uterus

0

2

0

4

2

1

5

2

3

2

7

7

Ovary

6

2

8

5

5

11

6

9

5

7

8

8

Prostate

32

25

16

19

17

26

21

27

22

30

16

25

Testis

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

1

Kidney

4

4

3

3

2

7

11

10

8

8

5

12

Bladder

9

11

14

18

14

9

8

11

5

11

11

6

Brain

4

4

6

3

11

5

3

5

5

3

7

8

Hodgkin’s disease

0

2

0

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

2

1

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

4

8

8

8

11

5

9

7

10

16

7

9

Multiple myeloma

6

3

0

5

4

1

5

5

4

6

3

4

All leukaemias

7

5

8

10

5

6

14

7

2

9

3

8

1 Cause of death was defined using the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) for the years 1981 to 2000, and Tenth Revision (ICD-10) for 2001 onwards. The introduction of ICD-10 in 2001 means that the numbers of deaths from specific causes before 2001 are not completely comparable across the whole period. The ICD codes for each cancer site are given in the following table.

2 Based on local authority boundaries as of 2007.

3 Figures are for deaths registered in each calendar year.

Box 1: Cancer sites, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth and Tenth Revisions

ICD-9 (1979-2000)

ICD-10 (2001-05)

All cancers

140-208

C00-97

Lip, mouth and pharynx

140-149

C00-C14

Oesophagus

150

C15

Stomach

151

C16

Colorectal

153-154

C18-C21

Pancreas

157

C25

Larynx

161

C32

Lung

162

C33-C34

Melanoma of the skin

172

C43

Breast (female)

174

C50

Cervix

180

C53

Uterus

182

C54-C55

Ovary

183

C56-C57

Prostate

185

C61

Testis

186

C62

Kidney

189

C64-C66, C68

Bladder

188

C67

Brain

191

C71

Hodgkin’s disease

201

C81

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

200, 202

C82-C85, C91.4, C96

Multiple myeloma

203

C90

All leukaemias

204-208

C91-C95 ex. C91.4

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people in (a) England and (b) Great Yarmouth were diagnosed with cancer in each of the last 30 years for which figures are available, broken down by cancer type. (135203)

The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.

Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 2 May 2007:

As National Statistician, I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question asking how many people were diagnosed with cancer in each of the last 30 years for which figures are available in (a) England and (b) Great Yarmouth, broken down by cancer type. [135203]

The latest available figures for newly diagnosed cases (incidence) of cancer in England are for the year 2004. Figures for (a) England from 1975-2004 are given in Table 1 and (b) Great Yarmouth local authority from 1990-2004 are given in Table 2. Earlier figures for Great Yarmouth are not readily available.

Table 1: Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of cancer, England, 1975-2004: 21 most common cancers by site1

Persons

1975

1976

1977

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1984

All cancers

154,810

157,510

162,270

167,970

168,915

170,379

175,740

177,661

181,501

187,958

All cancers xnmsc2

139,963

142,209

146,840

152,033

152,475

152,727

157,329

158,660

162,726

168,115

Lip, mouth and pharynx

2,907

3,030

2,816

2,997

2,986

2,885

2,778

2,681

2,786

2,832

Oesophagus

2,851

2,964

3,082

3,188

3,349

3,403

3,489

3,622

3,391

3,607

Stomach

11,526

11,315

11,501

11,361

11,742

11,110

11,384

11,411

11,237

11,524

Colorectal

19,170

19,414

20,255

20,718

21,198

21,169

21,504

21,996

22,167

22,891

Pancreas

4,656

4,587

4,737

5,021

5,041

5,128

5,189

5,364

5,624

5,466

Larynx

1,443

1,480

1,501

1,607

1,577

1,603

1,588

1,625

1,637

1,652

Lung

29,785

29,742

31,043

31,960

31,912

32,330

33,492

33,395

34,359

34,817

Melanoma of the skin

1,097

1,242

1,372

1,444

1,503

1,553

1,560

1,674

1,822

1,960

Breast (female)

17,647

18,709

19,165

20,287

19,603

19,118

19,803

20,339

20,166

21,175

Cervix

3,794

3,650

3,710

3,642

3,618

3,526

3,554

3,475

3,630

3,772

Uterus

2,997

3,011

3,161

3,216

3,231

3,464

3,333

3,300

3,335

3,385

Ovary

3,842

3,852

3,723

3,956

3,901

3,938

4,164

4,046

4,160

4,356

Prostate

5,789

5,963

6,363

6,742

6,861

7,066

7,429

7,289

7,972

8,440

Testis

612

637

662

704

714

706

729

797

731

826

Kidney

2,086

2,118

2,245

2,316

2,447

2,366

2,532

2,498

2,573

2,692

Bladder

6,918

6,951

7,219

7,270

7,256

7,363

7,840

7,909

8,445

8,729

Brain

2,209

2,148

1,997

2,097

2,030

2,028

2,147

2,075

2,424

2,480

Hodgkin's Lymphoma

1,246

1,382

1,337

1,348

1,270

1,284

1,295

1,279

1,164

1,287

Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

2,131

2,260

2,432

2,521

2,772

2,721

2,887

2,927

3,265

3,490

Multiple Myeloma

1,265

1,331

1,357

1,603

1,562

1,593

1,728

1,778

1,846

1,913

Leukaemia

3,565

3,844

4,011

4,226

4,183

4,110

4,389

4,326

3,956

4,042

Persons

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

All cancers

193,697

194,834

199,314

199,315

213,663

212,041

217,472

225,509

225,553

227,126

All cancers xnmsc2

172,388

173,606

176,575

176,800

188,084

184,507

189,538

194,770

194,533

196,487

Lip, mouth and pharynx

2,865

2,876

2,926

2,883

2,905

2,836

2,965

3,019

2,859

3,059

Oesophagus

3,818

3,924

3,904

4,128

4,280

4,339

4,603

4,744

4,785

4,981

Stomach

11,421

11,090

11,306

10,789

11,110

10,706

10,427

10,409

10,168

9,685

Colorectal

23,730

23,631

24,263

24,026

25,015

24,483

25,104

25,851

26,119

26,203

Pancreas

5,532

5,627

5,646

5,542

5,911

5,731

5,784

5,810

5,837

5,812

Larynx

1,666

1,705

1,656

1,738

1,750

1,759

1,861

1,923

1,873

1,846

Lung

35,466

35,558

35,758

35,035

37,095

35,290

35,399

35,716

34,451

34,262

Melanoma of the skin

2,136

2,220

2,375

2,365

2,994

2,999

3,432

3,879

3,613

3,505

Breast (female)

21,326

21,722

21,851

21,833

24,032

23,805

24,803

25,161

26,702

27,474

Cervix

3,782

3,706

3,672

3,793

4,053

4,025

3,988

4,039

3,790

3,884

Uterus

3,436

3,416

3,378

3,388

3,570

3,483

3,404

3,546

3,557

3,583

Ovary

4,332

4,337

4,540

4,484

4,744

4,636

4,852

4,776

4,807

4,732

Prostate

8,784

9,161

9,534

9,672

10,534

10,805

11,151

11,837

11,891

12,518

Testis

886

865

841

953

1,025

1,084

1,128

1,187

1,227

1,199

Kidney

2,824

2,980

3,135

3,157

3,289

3,232

3,394

3,528

3,827

3,908

Bladder

9,150

9,083

9,404

9,574

10,242

10,066

10,165

10,706

10,654

10,678

Brain

2,549

2,450

2,601

2,661

2,788

2,687

2,832

2,932

2,975

2,948

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

1,207

1,177

1,167

1,148

1,250

1,185

1,137

1,114

1,100

1,130

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

3,711

3,788

3,977

4,225

4,671

4,757

5,114

5,570

5,601

5,733

Multiple Myeloma

2,018

2,063

2,152

2,218

2,516

2,353

2,530

2,615

2,508

2,463

Leukaemia

4,277

4,307

4,477

4,483

4,844

4,443

4,683

5,034

4,883

4,810

Persons

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

All cancers

231,915

240,885

237,278

243,285

245,012

245,358

251,775

263,207

267,805

272,992

All cancers xnmsc2

199,844

206,735

204,875

209,164

209,137

209,564

211,624

216,702

221,064

223,609

Lip, mouth and pharynx

3,114

3,353

3,225

3,396

3,302

3,424

3,615

3,670

3,990

4,090

Oesophagus

5,050

5,371

5,397

5,611

5,497

5,476

5,672

5,730

5,893

6,033

Stomach

9,369

9,448

8,983

8,914

8,614

8,365

8,455

8,170

7,875

7,865

Colorectal

26,185

27,617

26,970

26,983

27,007

27,872

27,884

29,021

29,088

28,902

Pancreas

5,919

5,809

5,720

5,642

5,629

5,607

5,527

5,529

5,882

5,924

Larynx

1,809

1,890

1,871

1,951

1,794

1,799

1,812

1,790

1,769

1,903

Lung

34,227

34,928

33,356

33,317

32,728

31,396

31,285

31,327

31,137

31,090

Melanoma of the skin

3,559

3,893

4,429

4,465

4,577

4,487

4,703

5,000

5,041

5,821

Breast (female)

29,116

29,665

28,618

29,490

29,904

30,412

31,380

32,908

34,176

33,829

Cervix

3,340

3,171

3,090

2,976

2,837

2,737

2,607

2,594

2,642

2,424

Uterus

3,695

3,673

3,754

3,822

3,850

3,932

4,016

4,086

4,298

4,730

Ovary

4,923

4,924

4,920

4,929

5,368

5,408

5,621

5,653

5,569

5,512

Prostate

13,339

14,809

16,022

18,204

17,973

18,837

18,201

19,335

20,842

23,109

Testis

1,268

1,316

1,338

1,303

1,464

1,423

1,411

1,541

1,676

1,648

Kidney

3,952

4,139

4,217

4,434

4,317

4,500

4,833

4,749

4,860

5,084

Bladder

10,730

11,190

11,211

11,028

11,207

10,614

10,387

10,528

10,524

9,221

Brain

2,969

3,329

3,263

3,269

3,408

3,358

3,471

3,462

3,461

3,706

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

1,019

1,154

1,108

1,104

1,063

1,054

1,068

1,187

1,150

1,254

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

6,080

6,253

6,303

6,669

6,559

6,607

6,821

7,187

7,646

7,811

Multiple Myeloma

2,610

2,645

2,664

2,693

2,899

2,729

2,650

3,128

3,145

3,295

Leukaemia

4,891

4,862

5,021

5,147

5,284

4,952

4,981

5,306

5,397

5,549

1 Cancers are coded to the International Classification of Diseases (Eighth, Ninth and Tenth Revisions).

2 All cancers except Non-melanoma of skin.

Source:

Office for National Statistics

Table 2: Registrations of newly diagnosed cases of cancer in the local authority of Great Yarmouth, 1990-2004: 21 most common cancers, by site1

Persons

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

All cancers

508

532

579

519

523

552

529

565

All cancers xnmsc2

405

430

442

415

411

430

425

421

Lip, mouth and pharynx

10

6

10

8

9

8

6

8

Oesophagus

6

5

9

9

7

11

9

5

Stomach

31

17

24

21

24

28

15

19

Colorectal

66

64

67

56

69

52

55

57

Pancreas

9

13

10

9

16

9

9

7

Larynx

3

1

6

2

8

4

6

3

Lung

51

74

70

73

58

79

70

55

Melanoma of the skin

8

5

9

15

14

7

9

10

Breast (female)

55

63

64

72

52

57

56

70

Cervix

9

6

7

2

10

6

10

9

Uterus

7

10

8

9

7

10

9

14

Ovary

7

13

7

7

8

12

9

8

Prostate

31

43

32

36

40

31

47

37

Testis

0

4

1

6

4

2

2

4

Kidney

11

4

13

7

2

5

10

11

Bladder

17

20

17

11

17

25

24

20

Brain

7

7

9

6

3

6

6

9

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

1

2

3

1

1

3

1

3

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

16

11

11

8

14

14

15

10

Multiple Myeloma

6

7

5

6

5

6

4

7

Leukaemia

11

9

7

7

6

7

8

9

Persons

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

All cancers

601

632

626

684

609

706

650

All cancers xnmsc2

464

492

475

520

459

546

504

Lip, mouth and pharynx

7

6

9

7

10

11

4

Oesophagus

18

23

15

15

9

9

14

Stomach

22

20

13

15

17

17

12

Colorectal

51

65

59

78

66

74

68

Pancreas

13

15

13

7

6

19

19

Larynx

3

2

5

4

6

5

4

Lung

69

61

64

75

53

63

67

Melanoma of the skin

21

10

10

8

14

25

20

Breast (female)

59

86

62

77

68

95

71

Cervix

6

4

2

1

8

4

6

Uterus

8

14

13

13

23

19

6

Ovary

13

9

13

17

2

7

10

Prostate

47

60

58

63

67

54

52

Testis

4

3

5

0

3

2

8

Kidney

9

13

17

14

19

17

11

Bladder

18

17

22

28

13

21

29

Brain

10

7

7

4

9

5

7

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

1

4

3

3

1

2

3

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

17

6

14

13

9

24

28

Multiple Myeloma

5

6

5

17

8

5

5

Leukaemia

11

19

14

10

7

21

10

1 Cancers are coded to the International Classification of Diseases (Ninth and Tenth Revisions).

2 All cancers except Non-melanoma of skin.

Source:

Office for National Statistics

Cancers are coded to the International Classification of Diseases (8th, 9th and 10th revisions)

ICD-8

ICD-9

ICD-10

All cancers

140-207

140-208

C00-97

All cancers xnmsc

140-172, 174-207

140-172, 174-208

C00-43, C45-97

Colorectal

153-154

153-154

C18-21

Stomach

151

151

C16

Oesophagus

150

150

C15

Lip, mouth and pharynx

140-149

140-149

C00-14

Pancreas

157

157

C25

Larynx

161

161

C32

Lung

162

162

C33-34

Melanoma

172

172

C43

Breast

174

174

C50

Cervix

180

180

C53

Uterus

182.0

182

C54

Ovary

183

183

C56-57

Prostate

185

185

C61

Testis

186

186

C62

Kidney

189

189

C64-66, C68

Bladder

188

188

C67

Brain

191

191

C71

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

200, 202

200, 202

C82-85, C91.4, C96

Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

201

201

C81

Multiple Myeloma

203

203

C88, C90

Leukaemia

204-207

204-208

C91-91.3, C91.5-C95