Scribd
Upload
54 views

The 20 Most Common Cancers in 2010: Number of New Cases, UK

The most common cancers in the UK in 2010 were breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, bowel cancer, and malignant melanoma. The top 5 cancers accounted for over half of all new cancer cases. The 20 most common cancer sites included breast, lung, prostate, bowel, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bladder, kidney, esophagus, pancreas, uterus, leukemia, stomach, ovary, oral cavity, brain, myeloma, liver, cervix, and thyroid cancer. Data on new cancer cases was provided by Cancer Research UK and drawn from several sources including the Office for National Statistics and cancer registries in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Uploaded by

crusader888
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as XLS, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
54 views

The 20 Most Common Cancers in 2010: Number of New Cases, UK

The most common cancers in the UK in 2010 were breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, bowel cancer, and malignant melanoma. The top 5 cancers accounted for over half of all new cancer cases. The 20 most common cancer sites included breast, lung, prostate, bowel, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, bladder, kidney, esophagus, pancreas, uterus, leukemia, stomach, ovary, oral cavity, brain, myeloma, liver, cervix, and thyroid cancer. Data on new cancer cases was provided by Cancer Research UK and drawn from several sources including the Office for National Statistics and cancer registries in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

Uploaded by

crusader888
Copyright
© Attribution Non-Commercial (BY-NC)
Available Formats
Download as XLS, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

The 20 Most Common Cancers in 2010

Number of New Cases, UK


Cancer Site Breast (C50) Lung (C33-C34) Prostate (C61) Bowel (C18-C20) Malignant Melanoma (C43) Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (C82-C85) Bladder (C67) Kidney (C64-C66,C68) Oesophagus (C15) Pancreas (C25) Uterus (C54-C55) Leukaemia (C91-C95) Stomach (C16) Ovary (C56-C57) Oral (C00-C06,C09-C10,C12-C14) Brain and Central Nervous System, Invasive (C70-C72) Myeloma (C90) Liver (C22) Cervix (C53) Thyroid (C73) Other Sites* All Cancers Excluding Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer (C00-C97 Excl. C44) Male 397 23175 40975 22834 6201 6538 7416 5906 5637 4189 4816 4641 4307 2831 2570 2672 0 748 18799 164652 Female 49564 18851 17861 6617 5642 2908 3733 2840 4274 8288 3441 2625 7011 2232 2086 2102 1569 2851 1906 16180 162581

*3% of all male and female cancer cases are registered without specification of the primary site

*Invasive brain and Central Nervous System tumors (C70-C72) **3% of all male and female cancer cases are registered without specification of the primary site Please include the citation provided in our Frequently Asked Questions when reproducing this chart: http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancers

Prepared by Cancer Research UK Original data sources: 1. Office for National Statistics. Cancer Statistics: Registrations Series MB1. http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/search/index.html?newquery=series+ 2. Welsh Cancer Intelligence and Surveillance Unit. http://www.wcisu.wales.nhs.uk 3. Information Services Division Scotland. Cancer Information Programme. www.isdscotland.org/cancer 4. N. Ireland Cancer Registry. www.qub.ac.uk/nicr

Persons 49961 42026 40975 40695 12818 12180 10324 9639 8477 8463 8288 8257 7266 7011 6539 4917 4672 4241 2851 2654 34979 327233

hart: http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/faqs/#How

uk/ons/search/index.html?newquery=series+mb1

/cancer

You might also like