Cancer (Hansard, 25 May 1994)

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what percentage of research into cancer in the United Kingdom is funded by(a) charities and (b) the Government;
(2) what steps she is taking to improve funding of cancer research in the United Kingdom.

§ Dr. Mawhinney
The advisory group on national health service research and development priorities relating to cancer will report to the Department's central research and development committee in July. Proposals for research relating to the identified priorities will be called for later in the year.
It is impossible to identify the percentage of research into cancer in the United Kingdom as it is not known how much pharmaceutical companies invest in cancer research each year. Also, it is not possible to identify clinical research supported through local NHS research programmes or excess service costs for the NHS attributed to cancer research.

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of bone cancer per 100,000 head of population there have been in England in each year since 1970.

§ Mr. Sackville
The information is shown in the table.

Bone cancer (ICD¹ 170): incidence rates per 100,000 population, England, 1971–1988

1971 0.92

1972 0.89

1973 0.84

1974 0.87

1975 0.90

1976 0.88

1977 0.81

1978 0.83

1979 0.88

1980 0.80

1981 0.96

1982 0.84

1983 0.86

1984 0.87

1985 0.88

1986 0.84

1987 0.88

1988 0.94

¹ International Classification of Diseases, 8th and 9th Revisions.

Published data at the national level are available only when information has been obtained from all of the regional cancer registries; delays occurring in a small number of registries have therefore meant that the latest available cancer registration data are for 1988.

§ Mr. Martyn Jones
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of cancers of all types per 100,000 head of population there have been in England in each year since 1970.

§ Mr. Sackville
The information is shown in the table.
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All malignant neoplasms¹: incidence rates per 100,000 population, England, 1971–88

Year Per cent.

1971 290.5

1972 293.5

1973 305.0

1974 328.2

1975 325.8

1976 331.2

1977 337.7

1978 337.5

1979 341.7

1980 340.8

1981 347.3

1982 352.0

1983 353.1

1984 355.9

1985 378.3

1986 372.4

1987 386.6

1988 407.8

¹For 1971–1978 inclusive, ICD codes 140–209 excluding ICD 173 (non-melanoma skin cancer, which is known to be under-registered); for 1979 onwards, ICD codes 140–208 excluding ICD 173.

Published data at the national level are available only when information has been obtained from all of the regional cancer registries; delays occurring in a small number of registries have therefore meant that the latest available cancer registration data are for 1988.

Bone cancer (ICD¹ 170): incidence rates per 100,000 population, England, 1971–1988
1971	0.92
1972	0.89
1973	0.84
1974	0.87
1975	0.90
1976	0.88
1977	0.81
1978	0.83
1979	0.88
1980	0.80
1981	0.96
1982	0.84
1983	0.86
1984	0.87
1985	0.88
1986	0.84
1987	0.88
1988	0.94
¹ International Classification of Diseases, 8th and 9th Revisions.

All malignant neoplasms¹: incidence rates per 100,000 population, England, 1971–88
Year	Per cent.
1971	290.5
1972	293.5
1973	305.0
1974	328.2
1975	325.8
1976	331.2
1977	337.7
1978	337.5
1979	341.7
1980	340.8
1981	347.3
1982	352.0
1983	353.1
1984	355.9
1985	378.3
1986	372.4
1987	386.6
1988	407.8
¹For 1971–1978 inclusive, ICD codes 140–209 excluding ICD 173 (non-melanoma skin cancer, which is known to be under-registered); for 1979 onwards, ICD codes 140–208 excluding ICD 173.