§ Mr. Tinnasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list the mortality figures from the various forms of cancer for men and women separately of different age groups over the past 10 years.
§ Mr. AlisonFollowing is the information. Further details are given in Part I of the Registrar General's Statistical Review published annually.
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Trachea, bronchus and lung: I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) Nos. 162, 163 I.C.D. 8th revision (1970) Nos. 162 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Males: 1961 … 19,460 2 11 579 10,065 6,426 2,377 1965 … 22,231 2 11 565 10,655 7,979 3,019 1970 … 24,913 — 12 455 10,358 9,983 4,105 Females: 1961 … 3,350 1 3 187 1,460 1,010 689 1965 … 4,167 — 6 187 1,821 1,319 834 1970 … 53,371 — 3 183 2,204 1,706 1,275 Breast: I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) Nos. 170 I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) Nos. 162, 163 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Males: 1961 … 81 — — 2 32 29 18 1965 … 81 — — 2 26 30 23 1970 … 73 — — 1 21 28 23 Females: 1961 … 9,286 — 1 689 4,261 2,196 2,139 1965 … 9,688 — 4 812 4,288 2,310 2,274 1970 … 10,677 — 8 814 4,801 2,601 2,453 Intestine (other than rectum): I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) Nos. 152, 153 I.C.D. 8th revision (1970) Nos. 152, 153 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Males: 1961 … 3,814 2 5 127 1,168 1,221 1,291 1965 … 3,744 2 5 135 1,178 1,220 1,204 1970 … 4,206 1 4 146 1,314 1,450 1,291 Females: 1961 … 5,557 1 4 158 1,429 1,629 2,322 1965 … 5,652 — 4 174 1,415 1,737 2,322 1970 … 6,098 — 6 130 1,436 1,816 2,710 Rectum: I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) No. 154 I.C.D. 8th revision (1970) No. 154 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Males: 1961 … 2,919 — 6 81 895 936 1,001 1965 … 2,937 — 3 71 919 957 987 1970 … 3,101 — 3 79 917 1,060 1,042 Females: 1961 … 2,428 — 2 74 662 726 964 1965 … 2,524 — 4 73 661 756 1,030 1970 … 2,736 — 1 51 626 833 1,225 Bladder: I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) No. 181 I.C.D. 8th revision (1970) No. 188 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Males: 1961 … 2,152 2 1 43 662 761 683 1965 … 2,368 1 — 46 737 832 752 1970 … 2,689 3 — 24 750 1,008 904 Females: 1961 … 927 2 — 18 196 315 396 1965 … 1,058 1 — 16 219 307 515 1970 … 1,139 1 — 11 212 342 573 Ovary: I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) No. 175 I.C.D. 8th revision (1970) No. 183 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Females: 1961 … 3,057 6 7 232 1,635 726 451 1965 … 3,225 2 23 237 1,637 844 482 1970 … 3,653 3 16 268 1,692 1,032 642
Cervix uteri: I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) No. 171 I.C.D. 8th revision (1970) No. 180 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Females: 1961 …. 2,504 2 1 337 1,182 537 445 1965 …. 2,453 — 3 363 1,200 480 407 1970 …. 2,343 — 5 204 1,191 528 415 Prostate: I.C.D. 7th revision (1961, 1965) No. 177 I.C.D. 8th revision (1970) No. 185 All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Males: 1961 …. 3,658 3 — 5 395 1,243 2,012 1965 …. 3,982 1 — 7 507 1,258 2,209 1970 …. 3,906 — — 5 461 1,357 2,083 All other forms of cancer All ages 0–14 15–24 25–44 45–64 65–74 75 and over Males: 1961 …. 21,961 485 295 1,443 8,484 6,255 4,999 1965 …. 22,803 539 346 1,522 8,712 6,647 5,037 1970 …. 24,348 470 370 1,376 8,832 7,775 5,525 Females: 1961 …. 20,079 380 193 1,034 6,044 5,946 6,482 1965 …. 20,857 378 224 1,021 5,985 6,074 7,175 1970 …. 21,823 366 185 910 5,943 6,187 7,872
§ Mr. Tinnasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what contributions were made from public funds in the year 1970–71 to aid research into the causes, prevention, or cure of cancer; and what proportion this was of such expenditure from all sources.
§ Sir K. JosephThe main Government agency for cancer research is the Medical Research Council which keeps under continuous review the whole field of medical research, including cancer research, and ensures that funds are distributed to the best advantage among scientists who are working in areas of particular promise. In 1970–71 the Council spent £2,166,000 on cancer research and in addition a contribution of £80,000 was made to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The Department of Health and Social Security spent £500,000 in the same year on cancer research. A considerable amount of fundamental research carried out in universities is supported by funds provided through the University Grants Committee but this money is not separately allocated for teaching and research purposes and so the total sum spent in cancer research cannot be identified.
I am aware that a substantial and valuable contribution is made to cancer research by a number of non-Government agencies but the total amount involved is not available and therefore it is not possible to say what proportion of the total expenditure on cancer research from 74W all sources is provided from public funds. Representatives of some of the largest private agencies and the Government Departments involved meet on the Joint Co-ordinating Committee of Cancer Research to ensure that the best use is made of available resources.